Galveston: a Sequel to "Amy Athelstone"Simpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1868 - 263 pages |
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... and two weary hearts on board the Trade Wind ached as they bid adieu to England - the land of their forefathers and thought of the distant cotton fields and sunny skies of Texas . CHAPTER II . THE LONE STAR STATE . So the 10 GALVESTON :
... and two weary hearts on board the Trade Wind ached as they bid adieu to England - the land of their forefathers and thought of the distant cotton fields and sunny skies of Texas . CHAPTER II . THE LONE STAR STATE . So the 10 GALVESTON :
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... England , " mused she . Surely , Captain , you have yet another . " No , Miss Amy , I have not . " " None from sister ? " and tears filled the eyes of the wan- derer . " Come , Amy , cheer up . I met Mr. Charlton yesterday in the city ...
... England , " mused she . Surely , Captain , you have yet another . " No , Miss Amy , I have not . " " None from sister ? " and tears filled the eyes of the wan- derer . " Come , Amy , cheer up . I met Mr. Charlton yesterday in the city ...
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... England we term black beetles - floated past . This army of drowning insects must have extended over miles , if we consider the rate of the flowing water carrying them up the Gulf . 66 Captain , " inquired Ida , " where do you suppose ...
... England we term black beetles - floated past . This army of drowning insects must have extended over miles , if we consider the rate of the flowing water carrying them up the Gulf . 66 Captain , " inquired Ida , " where do you suppose ...
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... England , how can any description serve to give you the least idea of the fearful nature of a hurricane's embrace . It has been written " the brave die but once . " Yet there are many , says a Texas editor , who , in the terror of those ...
... England , how can any description serve to give you the least idea of the fearful nature of a hurricane's embrace . It has been written " the brave die but once . " Yet there are many , says a Texas editor , who , in the terror of those ...
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... England had been considered both pretty and engaging . Her youthful beauty was dimmed , the rosy hue of England had forsaken her cheeks , and the pallid whiteness of the Southern clime superseded the blushing pink ; yet still as she ...
... England had been considered both pretty and engaging . Her youthful beauty was dimmed , the rosy hue of England had forsaken her cheeks , and the pallid whiteness of the Southern clime superseded the blushing pink ; yet still as she ...
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Page 2 - And saw within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold. Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the Presence in the room he said, " What writest thou ?" The Vision raised its head, And with a look made of all sweet accord, Answered, " The names of those who love the Lord.
Page 90 - Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers, and I linger on the shore, And the individual withers, and the world is more and more.
Page 214 - Come, let your brown hair, just lighted with gold, Fall on your shoulders again as of old; Let it drop over my forehead to-night, Shading my faint eyes away from the light; For, with its sunny-edged shadows once more, Haply will throng the sweet visions of yore. Lovingly, softly, its bright billows sweep — Rock me to sleep, mother, rock me to sleep.
Page 60 - Let us be patient ! These severe afflictions Not from the ground arise, But oftentimes celestial benedictions Assume this dark disguise. We see but dimly through the mists and vapors Amid these earthly damps What seem to us but sad, funereal tapers May be heaven's distant lamps.
Page 202 - Bequeathed — a heritage of heart and hand, And proud distinction from each other land, Whose sons must bow them at a monarch's motion, As if his senseless sceptre were a wand Full of the magic of exploded science — Still one great clime, in full and free defiance, Yet rears her crest, unconquered and sublime, Above the far Atlantic...
Page 2 - Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw within the moonlight of his room, Making it rich and like a lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold. Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold; And to the presence in the room he said,
Page 18 - The shield of that red star. 0 star of strength ! I see thee stand And smile upon my pain ; Thou beckonest with thy mailed hand, And I am strong again. Within my breast there is no light, But the cold light of stars ; 1 give the first watch of the night To the red planet Mars.
Page 24 - There is no death ! What seems so is transition : This life of mortal breath Is but a suburb of the life elysian, Whose portal we call Death.
Page 215 - BACKWARD, turn backward, O Time, in your flight, Make me a child again, just for to-night! Mother, come back from the echoless shore, Take me again to your heart as of yore; Kiss from my forehead the furrows of care, Smooth the few silver threads out of my hair; Over my slumbers your loving watch keep;— Rock me to sleep, mother, — rock me to sleep!
Page 11 - A WET sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast And fills the white and rustling sail And bends the gallant mast; And bends the gallant mast, my boys. While like the eagle free Away the good ship flies, and leaves Old England on the lee. O for a soft and gentle wind...