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Page 107 - Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; When the morning stars sang together, and all the Sons of God shouted for joy?
Page 264 - ... arms, and in a voice that atoned for his momentary confusion, by its steadiness and force. " Hold! — Does the ship mind her helm at all?"
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Page 267 - ... key-stone of an ill-cemented arch. The canvas broke from its fastenings with a loud explosion, and, for an instant, it was seen sailing in the air ahead of the ship, as if it were sustained on wings. The vessel rose on a sluggish wave— the lingering remains of the former breeze — and...
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| Title | The Red Rover: A Tale, Volumes 1-2 The Red Rover: A Tale, James Fenimore Cooper |
| Author | James Fenimore Cooper |
| Publisher | Lea & Blanchard, 1843 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 11 Jan 2007 |
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