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... head with terror . What was to be done ? To turn and fly was now too late ; and besides , what chance was there of escaping ghost or goblin , if such it was , which could ride upon the wings of the wind ? Summoning up , therefore , a ...
... head with terror . What was to be done ? To turn and fly was now too late ; and besides , what chance was there of escaping ghost or goblin , if such it was , which could ride upon the wings of the wind ? Summoning up , therefore , a ...
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... heads in the field near the Old Manse . But , one idle and rainy day , it was my fortune to make a dis- covery of some ... head , than the frizzled wig had contained of the venerable skull itself . 5. The " Merchant's Exchange , " Boston ...
... heads in the field near the Old Manse . But , one idle and rainy day , it was my fortune to make a dis- covery of some ... head , than the frizzled wig had contained of the venerable skull itself . 5. The " Merchant's Exchange , " Boston ...
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... head was the first that fell ! The moment when a man's head drops off is seldom or never , I am inclined to think , precisely the most agreeable of his life . Never- theless , like the greater part of our misfortunes , even so serious a ...
... head was the first that fell ! The moment when a man's head drops off is seldom or never , I am inclined to think , precisely the most agreeable of his life . Never- theless , like the greater part of our misfortunes , even so serious a ...
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The Literature of the Colonies and the Revolution | 3 |
WILLIAM BRADFORD 15901657 | 14 |
Of Plymouth Plantation Book II | 24 |
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