The Underground World: A Mirror of Life Below the Surface, with Vivid Descriptions of the Hidden Works of Nature and Art, Comprising Incidents and Adventures Beyond the Light of Day, Interesting Sketches of Mines ... Caves ... Tunnels ... Etc

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J.B. Burr Publishing Company, 1877 - 1016 halaman

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Halaman 768 - Dead, long dead, Long dead! And my heart is a handful of dust, And the wheels go over my head, And my bones are shaken with pain, For into a shallow grave they are thrust, Only a yard beneath the street...
Halaman 785 - The whole country, from San Francisco to Los Angeles, and from the seashore to the base of the Sierra Nevada, resounds with the sordid cry of gold! gold ! gold!
Halaman 951 - You, as foreman of this grand jury, shall diligently inquire and true presentment make, of all such matters and things as shall be given you in charge ; the counsel of the people of this state, your fellows...
Halaman 540 - He calls, he waves his hat or his handkerchief; the sand gains on him more and more. If the beach is deserted, if the land is too far off, if there is no help in sight, it is all over.
Halaman 948 - ... to inquire upon their oaths whether there be sufficient cause to call upon the party to answer it. A grand jury, however, ought to be thoroughly persuaded of the truth of an indictment so far as their evidence goes, and not to rest satisfied merely with remote probabilities ; a doctrine that might be applied to very oppressive purposes.
Halaman 951 - ... but you shall present all things truly as they come to your knowledge, according to the best of your understanding. So help you God...
Halaman 328 - This species infests a great variety of plants, and is to be found throughout our country from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico and from the Atlantic to the Pacific. I have studied it upon the following-named plants: acacia, cherry, currant, "China tree...
Halaman 952 - The following oath must be immediately thereupon administered to the other grand jurors present: "The same oath which your foreman has now taken before you on his part, you and each of you shall well and truly observe on your part, so help you God.
Halaman 143 - ... him. I can still see Captain Nemo's position. Holding himself well together, he waited for the shark with admirable coolness ; and when it rushed at him, threw himself on one side with wonderful quickness, avoiding the shock, and burying his dagger deep into its side. But it was not all over. A terrible combat ensued. The shark had seemed to roar, if I might say so.
Halaman 535 - However, little by little, whether that some distant airholes sent a little floating light into this opaque mist, or that his eyes became accustomed to the obscurity, some dim vision came back to him, and he again began to receive a confused perception, now of the wall which he was touching, and now of the arch under which he was passing. The pupil dilates in the night, and at last finds day in it, even as the soul dilates in misfortune, and, at last, finds God in it.

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