Wit bought; or, The life and adventures of Robert Merry (1844)
Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860 · New York, Wiley & Putnam · leaf 36
r,until we were involved in a sea of small andthickly wooded ridges and ravines, that DANGERS OX THE MOUNTAIN. 23 crowned the top of the mountain. Scarcelyheeding the course we took, or thinking ofreturn, we proceeded for several hours. Atlast we came to a small hill, and it was agreedbetween Bill… … I followed it, but it plunged further into thebushes. I pursued it from place to place,from thicket to thicket, but without beingable to get a shot at it. At last I was obligedto give up the pursuit in despair, and I setout to join my companion. So intent had I been upon my object, thatI had not…
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