The Californian, Volume 5A. Roman, 1882 |
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... of brandy full in Aubrey's face . Blinded and furious , Aubrey reached for his pistol , but before he could see to aim it , Weightman had drawn his knife and stabbed Aubrey . The stab was fatal : CAPTAIN F. X. AUBREY . 9.
... of brandy full in Aubrey's face . Blinded and furious , Aubrey reached for his pistol , but before he could see to aim it , Weightman had drawn his knife and stabbed Aubrey . The stab was fatal : CAPTAIN F. X. AUBREY . 9.
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... face and head , all in all , which attracted attention , and gave full token of his character , his intelligence , and his fear- lessness . It was a ponderous head , and the thick , short , powerful neck seemed even larger in proportion ...
... face and head , all in all , which attracted attention , and gave full token of his character , his intelligence , and his fear- lessness . It was a ponderous head , and the thick , short , powerful neck seemed even larger in proportion ...
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... face , indeed rendered duller than usual by the half - closed eyes and drawn- down mouth . The other — he with the horse- pistol - was more alert in manner , but had his natural expression somewhat distorted and confused by the tobacco ...
... face , indeed rendered duller than usual by the half - closed eyes and drawn- down mouth . The other — he with the horse- pistol - was more alert in manner , but had his natural expression somewhat distorted and confused by the tobacco ...
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... face , and knew he was approaching his destina- tion , and began more accurately than at any moment before to ... faces , the Colonel , while still amused , naturally connected it with another matter of reflection that had at that moment ...
... face , and knew he was approaching his destina- tion , and began more accurately than at any moment before to ... faces , the Colonel , while still amused , naturally connected it with another matter of reflection that had at that moment ...
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... face or figure ; whether he had been long enough acquainted with him to be enabled to form an accurate judgment , and the like . Also , whether the murdered man lay upon his back or side ; how long it was possible that he might have ...
... face or figure ; whether he had been long enough acquainted with him to be enabled to form an accurate judgment , and the like . Also , whether the murdered man lay upon his back or side ; how long it was possible that he might have ...
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Page 563 - MAY I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence : live In pulses stirred to generosity, In deeds of daring rectitude, in scorn For miserable aims that end with self. In thoughts sublime that pierce the night like stars, And with their mild persistence urge man's search To vaster issues.
Page 356 - The flush of life may well be seen Thrilling back over hills and valleys; The cowslip startles in meadows green, The buttercup catches the sun in its chalice, And there's never a leaf nor a blade too mean To be some happy creature's palace...
Page 553 - It not only serves as a shield to the Executive, but it furnishes an additional security against the enaction of improper laws. It establishes a salutary check upon the Legislative body, calculated to guard the community against the effects of faction, precipitancy, or of any impulse unfriendly to the public good, which may happen to influence a majority of that body.
Page 356 - Now is the high-tide of the year, And whatever of life hath ebbed away Comes flooding back with a ripply cheer Into every bare inlet and creek and bay...
Page 465 - Good night! good night! as we so oft have said Beneath this roof at midnight, in the days That are no more, and shall no more return. Thou hast but taken thy lamp and gone to bed ; I stay a little longer, as one stays To cover up the embers that still burn.
Page 46 - Monday's child is fair of face/ Tuesday's child is full of grace/ Wednesday's child is full of woe/ Thursday's child has far to go/ Friday's child is loving and giving/ Saturday's child works hard for a living/ But the child that is born on the Sabbath Day/ Is bonny, and blithe, and good, and gay.
Page 4 - AND NEURALGIA : REFRESHES THE NERVES TIRED BY WORRY, EXCITEMENT OR EXCESSIVE BRAIN FATIGUE ; STRENGTHENS A FAILING MEMORY, AND GIVES RENEWED VIGOR IN ALL DISEASES OF NERVOUS EXHAUSTION OR DEBILITY. IT IS THE ONLY PRKVKNTIVE OF CONSUMPTION.
Page 464 - Come to me, O ye children ! And whisper in my ear What the birds and the winds are singing In your sunny atmosphere. For what are all our contrivings, And the wisdom of our books, When compared with your caresses, And the gladness of your looks ? Ye are better than all the ballads That ever were sung or said ; For ye are living poems, And all the rest are dead.
Page 192 - It may be doubted whether there are many other animals which have played so important a part in the history of the world, as have these lowly organized creatures.
Page 79 - property," as used in this article and section, is hereby declared to include moneys, credits, bonds, stocks, dues, franchises, and all other matters and things, real, personal, and mixed, capable of private ownership...