Travel and Adventure: Comprising Some of the Most Striking Narratives on RecordDavis Wasgatt Clark A. Poe & L. Hitchcock, 1864 - 416 sider |
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... thought I perceived him now and then cast a furtive glance at one of the Indians who sat opposite to me , and sometimes his countenance would assume an expression almost demoniacal , as though the most fierce and deadly passions were ...
... thought I perceived him now and then cast a furtive glance at one of the Indians who sat opposite to me , and sometimes his countenance would assume an expression almost demoniacal , as though the most fierce and deadly passions were ...
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... thought , and was struggling with all my might with the first savage for the recovery of my weapon , when Captain Wyeth and the other in- mates of the tent were aroused , and the whole matter was explained , and set at rest in a mo ...
... thought , and was struggling with all my might with the first savage for the recovery of my weapon , when Captain Wyeth and the other in- mates of the tent were aroused , and the whole matter was explained , and set at rest in a mo ...
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... thought of now . The prin- cipal liquor in use is alcohol diluted with water . It is sold to the men at three dollars the pint ! Tobacco , of very inferior quality , such as could be purchased in Philadelphia at about ten cents per ...
... thought of now . The prin- cipal liquor in use is alcohol diluted with water . It is sold to the men at three dollars the pint ! Tobacco , of very inferior quality , such as could be purchased in Philadelphia at about ten cents per ...
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... thought to take him at advantage by approaching simultaneously on both sides of his rampart ; but one of them happening to venture too near , in order to be sure of his aim , was shot to the heart by the long pistol of the white man at ...
... thought to take him at advantage by approaching simultaneously on both sides of his rampart ; but one of them happening to venture too near , in order to be sure of his aim , was shot to the heart by the long pistol of the white man at ...
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... thought I could , though in a very small meas- ure , appreciate their sufferings by deprivation , and their unmingled delight and satisfaction in the opportunity of assuaging them . " Poor Jim , the mulatto man , was found by one of the ...
... thought I could , though in a very small meas- ure , appreciate their sufferings by deprivation , and their unmingled delight and satisfaction in the opportunity of assuaging them . " Poor Jim , the mulatto man , was found by one of the ...
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