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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Page 19
... scarcely rose for six and thirty hours . Indeed , all the passengers , except Harold , suffered in turn this usual inconvenience of persons unaccustomed to the sea . The only incident of interest that occurred during this part of the ...
... scarcely rose for six and thirty hours . Indeed , all the passengers , except Harold , suffered in turn this usual inconvenience of persons unaccustomed to the sea . The only incident of interest that occurred during this part of the ...
Page 26
... scarcely rippled . Harold stood in the bow , and Robert amidships , one with a basket , and the other with a scoop net , ready to dip it from the water . A cat creeping upon a shy bird could not have been more stealthy in its approach ...
... scarcely rippled . Harold stood in the bow , and Robert amidships , one with a basket , and the other with a scoop net , ready to dip it from the water . A cat creeping upon a shy bird could not have been more stealthy in its approach ...
Page 34
... scarcely possible , for one who has not tried it , to conceive the utter confusion which ensues on removing , in a hurry , one's goods and chattels to a place too small for their accommo- dation . Oh ! the wilderness of boxes , baskets ...
... scarcely possible , for one who has not tried it , to conceive the utter confusion which ensues on removing , in a hurry , one's goods and chattels to a place too small for their accommo- dation . Oh ! the wilderness of boxes , baskets ...
Page 39
... scarcely room for that ! " " Yes , " he said , " we will do the best we can for him now , and hope to do better some other time . Perhaps you will feel less disturbed when you realize that he is your cousin and a soldier . Come , let me ...
... scarcely room for that ! " " Yes , " he said , " we will do the best we can for him now , and hope to do better some other time . Perhaps you will feel less disturbed when you realize that he is your cousin and a soldier . Come , let me ...
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... scarcely give his whole mind to any study more than five minutes at a time , without a sense of weari- ness ; but he persevered , and day by day his powers increased so manifestly that he used frequently to say to himself ...
... scarcely give his whole mind to any study more than five minutes at a time , without a sense of weari- ness ; but he persevered , and day by day his powers increased so manifestly that he used frequently to say to himself ...
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Page 244 - And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience ; .and patience, experience; and experience, hope: and hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
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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...