A Book for Massachusetts Children: In Familiar Letters from a FatherHilliard, Gray, Little and Wilkins, 1831 - 142 pages |
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... comes to try him ; that is , comes to see whether he is guilty or not . The judge goes to the court - house , and other persons go with him , and he holds what is called a court . Then the person locked up in jail is taken out , and ...
... comes to try him ; that is , comes to see whether he is guilty or not . The judge goes to the court - house , and other persons go with him , and he holds what is called a court . Then the person locked up in jail is taken out , and ...
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... fat , and when it is tried over the fire , a great deal of oil runs out of it . The men who catch the whales , sail a great way off upon the ocean , in large ships ; and when they come where the whales 2 * LETTER VIII . 17.
... fat , and when it is tried over the fire , a great deal of oil runs out of it . The men who catch the whales , sail a great way off upon the ocean , in large ships ; and when they come where the whales 2 * LETTER VIII . 17.
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... comes close to the whale , the man throws the harpoon at him with all his might . The harpoon cuts very deep into the soft flesh of the whale , and hurts him very much ; so he dives down into the water to get away ; but he is prevented ...
... comes close to the whale , the man throws the harpoon at him with all his might . The harpoon cuts very deep into the soft flesh of the whale , and hurts him very much ; so he dives down into the water to get away ; but he is prevented ...
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... come into Holmes ' Hole , to wait for a fair wind to pass Cape Cod . You You may sometimes see seventy or eighty vessels lying there . the map . The Elizabeth Islands are northwest of Martha's Vineyard . You can find them on There are ...
... come into Holmes ' Hole , to wait for a fair wind to pass Cape Cod . You You may sometimes see seventy or eighty vessels lying there . the map . The Elizabeth Islands are northwest of Martha's Vineyard . You can find them on There are ...
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... I tell you about the rivers of Mas- sachusetts , I suppose you would be glad to know where the water in the rivers comes from . When it rains , the waters run down the hills and mountains , and make little brooks . 32 LETTER XIV .
... I tell you about the rivers of Mas- sachusetts , I suppose you would be glad to know where the water in the rivers comes from . When it rains , the waters run down the hills and mountains , and make little brooks . 32 LETTER XIV .
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Page 136 - And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes.
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Page 6 - I have got a picture of Massachusetts, drawn on purpose for you to look at. This picture is called a map of Massachusetts ; and you can see by it what the shape of Massachusetts is. You can see that its shape is very irregular. When you look at the map, you must be careful to turn your face toward the north, and hold the map, so that the words, Vermont, New Hampshire, may be toward the north also; then the top of the map will be north, the bottom, south, the right hand, east, the left hand, west.
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Page 18 - When the men see a whale, they get out of their ship into their boats, and row towards him. One man stands at the head of the boat, holding a sharp iron spear in his hand, called a harpoon ; and when the boat comes close to ' the whale, the man throws the harpoon at him with all his might.