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His companion was a pale sickly - looking little woman , clad in a coarse linsey -
Woolsey gown , and in her hand she held a faded calico sunbonnet ; close by
stood a small wagon , with a quilt cover , to which was harnessed a horse ,
bearing ...
His companion was a pale sickly - looking little woman , clad in a coarse linsey -
Woolsey gown , and in her hand she held a faded calico sunbonnet ; close by
stood a small wagon , with a quilt cover , to which was harnessed a horse ,
bearing ...
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Having resigned himself to the care of his horse , he swung from side to side , in
a state of dozing unconsciousness . When he neared his cabin , it had become
pitch dark ; to which , if possible , the woods bordering his claim added a
gloomier ...
Having resigned himself to the care of his horse , he swung from side to side , in
a state of dozing unconsciousness . When he neared his cabin , it had become
pitch dark ; to which , if possible , the woods bordering his claim added a
gloomier ...
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One morning - early , Kelsy ordered Sam to saddle his horse , and proceeded
himself to clean his rifle ; with more than usual care he adjusted each particular of
his accoutrements , and started off to the settlement , taking the road leading by ...
One morning - early , Kelsy ordered Sam to saddle his horse , and proceeded
himself to clean his rifle ; with more than usual care he adjusted each particular of
his accoutrements , and started off to the settlement , taking the road leading by ...
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Having resigned himself to the care of his horse , he swung from side to side , in
a state of dozing unconsciousness . When he neared his cabin , it had become
pitch dark ; to which , if possible , the woods bordering his claim added a
gloomier ...
Having resigned himself to the care of his horse , he swung from side to side , in
a state of dozing unconsciousness . When he neared his cabin , it had become
pitch dark ; to which , if possible , the woods bordering his claim added a
gloomier ...
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An unseen hand had , in the darkness , plunged a knife into Dick ' s body , as he
entered the wood ; he had clung to his horse ' s mane , until the animal stopped
at his cabin door , where Sam , waiting for his master , had caught his bleeding ...
An unseen hand had , in the darkness , plunged a knife into Dick ' s body , as he
entered the wood ; he had clung to his horse ' s mane , until the animal stopped
at his cabin door , where Sam , waiting for his master , had caught his bleeding ...
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| Название | The Americans at Home: Or, Byeways, Backwoods, and Prairies, Том 1 The Americans at Home: Or, Byeways, Backwoods, and Prairies, Thomas Chandler Haliburton The Americans at home; or, Byeways, backwoods, and prairies, ed. by the author of 'Sam Slick' (Том 1), Thomas Chandler Haliburton |
| Автор | Thomas Chandler Haliburton |
| Редактор | Thomas Chandler Haliburton |
| Издатель | Hurst and Blackett, 1854 |
| Владелец оригинала: | Оксфордский университет |
| Оцифровано | 11 июл 2006 |
| Количество страниц | Всего страниц: 322 |
| Экспорт цитаты | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |