The Mummy!: A Tale of the Twenty-second Century, Volume 1 |
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... whose romantic disposition and contemplative turn of mind often excited the ridicule of his friends . As usual , in similar cases , the persecution he endured only wedded him more firmly to his peculiar opinions , and de- 20 THE MUMMY .
... whose romantic disposition and contemplative turn of mind often excited the ridicule of his friends . As usual , in similar cases , the persecution he endured only wedded him more firmly to his peculiar opinions , and de- 20 THE MUMMY .
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... connected , and that if the latter be arrested , death must ensue . How frequently are apparently dead bodies recovered by friction , which produces circulation ; and inflation of the lungs with air , which restores their action . If ...
... connected , and that if the latter be arrested , death must ensue . How frequently are apparently dead bodies recovered by friction , which produces circulation ; and inflation of the lungs with air , which restores their action . If ...
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... connected , and that if the latter be arrested , death must ensue . How frequently are apparently dead bodies recovered by friction , which produces circulation ; and inflation of the lungs with air , which restores their action . If ...
... connected , and that if the latter be arrested , death must ensue . How frequently are apparently dead bodies recovered by friction , which produces circulation ; and inflation of the lungs with air , which restores their action . If ...
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... similar description , made of thin wood , with a hole in its side , which , collecting the wind as it passed along , made a kind of whiz- zing noise , to admonish people to keep out of the way . The mount on which Sir Ambrose now stood ...
... similar description , made of thin wood , with a hole in its side , which , collecting the wind as it passed along , made a kind of whiz- zing noise , to admonish people to keep out of the way . The mount on which Sir Ambrose now stood ...
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... associated in her mind with only disagreeable recollections , and anticipating no- thing pleasant connected with it , she sat com- pletely absorbed in a gloomy silence . Rosabella seemed equally disinclined for con- versation . Though ...
... associated in her mind with only disagreeable recollections , and anticipating no- thing pleasant connected with it , she sat com- pletely absorbed in a gloomy silence . Rosabella seemed equally disinclined for con- versation . Though ...
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Abelard acatalepsy agitation agony amongst ancient appeared ascer awful balloon baronet bassadors beautiful body bosom brose Cheops Clara Claudia Coleman corvus genus cried Edric crowd daring dark daugh Davis dead dear delight door Duke of Cornwall Egypt Egyptians Elvira endeavouring Entwerfen exclaimed Edric eyes fancy Father Morris Father Murphy fearful feel flashed gazed give hands happy head heart Heaven honour hookah hope horror hung idea imagination interrupted light look Lord Edmund Lord Gustavus majestic marry Rosabella ment mind Montagu Mummy mysterious nature nerves never noble occasion Osiris palace passions province of France Pyramid Queen racter replied resuscitating returned Edric round roused Russel sarcophagus scarcely scream seemed shuddering sions slowly smiling speak spirits spoke stood strange sure thing thought tion tomb torches trembling Typhon violent voice Wednesbury whilst wish worthy
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