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... called to forsake that lifeless form , leaving it , like a deserted palace , beautiful in its desola- tion . The hair , dripping with the salt wave , curled in glossy abundance on the finely - formed head ; the flat , broad brow ; the ...
... called to forsake that lifeless form , leaving it , like a deserted palace , beautiful in its desola- tion . The hair , dripping with the salt wave , curled in glossy abundance on the finely - formed head ; the flat , broad brow ; the ...
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... ye hear ? " said Aunt Ruey . " She called the baby ' Mary . " " Ah ! sure enough ; her mother's name afore her . What a still , softly - spoken thing she always was ! " " A pity the poor baby didn't go with her 8 THE PEARL OF ORR'S ISLAND .
... ye hear ? " said Aunt Ruey . " She called the baby ' Mary . " " Ah ! sure enough ; her mother's name afore her . What a still , softly - spoken thing she always was ! " " A pity the poor baby didn't go with her 8 THE PEARL OF ORR'S ISLAND .
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... called him papa , and climbed on his knee , nestled under his coat , rifled his pockets , and woke him every morning by pulling open his eyes with little fingers , and jabbering unin- telligible dialects in his ears . " We will call ...
... called him papa , and climbed on his knee , nestled under his coat , rifled his pockets , and woke him every morning by pulling open his eyes with little fingers , and jabbering unin- telligible dialects in his ears . " We will call ...
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... called Mara in the name of the Father , Son , and Holy Ghost , the minister slowly repeating thereafter those beautiful words of Holy Writ , " A father of the fatherless is God in his holy habitation , " - as if the baptism of that ...
... called Mara in the name of the Father , Son , and Holy Ghost , the minister slowly repeating thereafter those beautiful words of Holy Writ , " A father of the fatherless is God in his holy habitation , " - as if the baptism of that ...
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... called her twins Tiglath - Pileser and Shalmaneser , - Scriptur ' names both , but I never liked ' em . The boys used to call ' em Tiggy and Shally , so no mortal could guess they was Scriptur . " " Well , " said Aunt Ruey , drawing a ...
... called her twins Tiglath - Pileser and Shalmaneser , - Scriptur ' names both , but I never liked ' em . The boys used to call ' em Tiggy and Shally , so no mortal could guess they was Scriptur . " " Well , " said Aunt Ruey , drawing a ...
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The Pearl of Orr's Island: A Story of the Coast of Maine (Classic Reprint) Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe No preview available - 2015 |
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