The Young Marooners on the Florida Coast: Or, Robert and HaroldDodd, Mead, 1887 - 452 pages The adventures of a family in Florida in 1830. |
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... mind , but of feeble constitution . She had been the mother of five children ; but , during the infancy of the last , her health exhibited so many signs of decay as to convince her hus- band that the only hope of saving her life was to ...
... mind , but of feeble constitution . She had been the mother of five children ; but , during the infancy of the last , her health exhibited so many signs of decay as to convince her hus- band that the only hope of saving her life was to ...
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... mind was decidedly of a philosophic cast . Partaking , however , of the delicate constitution of his mother , he was oftentimes averse to those ath- letic exercises which became his age , and by which he would have been fitted for a ...
... mind was decidedly of a philosophic cast . Partaking , however , of the delicate constitution of his mother , he was oftentimes averse to those ath- letic exercises which became his age , and by which he would have been fitted for a ...
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... to see them . Mary's mind associated so indis- solubly the idea of company , with the stately etiquette of Charleston and Savannah , that the sight of a well - dressed stranger approaching their door 38 ROBERT AND HAROLD ; OR.
... to see them . Mary's mind associated so indis- solubly the idea of company , with the stately etiquette of Charleston and Savannah , that the sight of a well - dressed stranger approaching their door 38 ROBERT AND HAROLD ; OR.
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... mind , and who suspected the truth , began to laugh . Her father turned to her and asked , with a tone so divided between the ludicrous and the grave , that it was hard to tell which predominated , " What do you mean by ' blue - eyed ...
... mind , and who suspected the truth , began to laugh . Her father turned to her and asked , with a tone so divided between the ludicrous and the grave , that it was hard to tell which predominated , " What do you mean by ' blue - eyed ...
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... mind and those of ordinary people , answered simply in the power of concen- tration . " Harold had been greatly discouraged at finding himself so far behind his cousins in the art of study , but by following the advice of his uncle , he ...
... mind and those of ordinary people , answered simply in the power of concen- tration . " Harold had been greatly discouraged at finding himself so far behind his cousins in the art of study , but by following the advice of his uncle , he ...
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Page 387 - ... life. Sam's heart began to beat softly, and shortly after he gave a sigh. The boys were nearly exhausted by their protracted efforts, but still they kept on ; and it was well they did, for many a person has been lost by neglect after life seemed to have been restored. When the patient was sufficiently recovered to swallow, Robert poured down his throat some warm water and sugar, remarking it was a pity they had brought none of the wines or spirits which were so abundant on shipboard. " There...