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“They don't take the Bible as a general thing, sailors don't; though I will say that I never saw the man at sea who didn't give it the credit of being an uncommon good yarn. ("Kentucky's Ghost")”

Bible Sailor Sailors

Book:Terror by Gaslight: More Victorian Tales of Terror

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“My wife and I said good-bye the next morning in a little sheltered place among the lumber on the wharf; she was one of your women who never like to do their crying before folks. She climbed on the pile of lumber and sat down, a little flushed and quivery, to watch us off. I remember seeing her there with the baby till we were well down the channel. I remember noticing the bay as it grew cleaner, and thinking that I would break off swearing; and I remember cursing Bob Smart like a pirate within an hour. ("Kentucky's Ghost")”

Women Cry Crying Sailing Weeping Sailor Cursing Ship Weep

Book:Terror by Gaslight: More Victorian Tales of Terror

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“He forgot that anybody was there, and, sobbing, hid his face in his great hands.”

Death Grief Grief And Loss Funeral Death Of A Loved One

Book:The Gates Ajar or Our Loved Ones in Heaven

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“Success for a woman means absolute surrender, in whatever direction. Whether she paints a picture, or loves a man, there is no division of labor possible in her economy. To the attainment of any end worth living for, a symmetrical sacrifice of her nature is compulsory upon her.”

Success Sacrifice Labor Woman

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“Aunt Winifred says that our hymns, taken all together, contain the worst and the best pictures of heaven that we have in any branch of literature.”

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