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... sort of elastic hardihood of life , fit for the rocky soil and harsh winds it is born to encounter . The scenery of the road along which the two were riding was wild and bare . Only savins and mulleins , with their dark pyramids or ...
... sort of elastic hardihood of life , fit for the rocky soil and harsh winds it is born to encounter . The scenery of the road along which the two were riding was wild and bare . Only savins and mulleins , with their dark pyramids or ...
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... sort that never start , and never exclaim , but with all deeper emotions grow still . The color slow- ly mounted into her cheek , her lips parted , and her eyes dilated with a wide , bright expression ; her breathing came in thick gasps ...
... sort that never start , and never exclaim , but with all deeper emotions grow still . The color slow- ly mounted into her cheek , her lips parted , and her eyes dilated with a wide , bright expression ; her breathing came in thick gasps ...
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... sort of general consent , showing the strong ties of relationship which bind them to the whole human family . They are nobody's aunts in particular , but aunts to human nature generally . The idea of restricting their usefulness to any ...
... sort of general consent , showing the strong ties of relationship which bind them to the whole human family . They are nobody's aunts in particular , but aunts to human nature generally . The idea of restricting their usefulness to any ...
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... sort of priestess and sibyl in all the most awful straits and mysteries of life ? How many births , and weddings , and deaths had come and gone under her jurisdiction ? And amid weeping or rejoicing , was not Miss Roxy still the master ...
... sort of priestess and sibyl in all the most awful straits and mysteries of life ? How many births , and weddings , and deaths had come and gone under her jurisdiction ? And amid weeping or rejoicing , was not Miss Roxy still the master ...
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... sort , this was not because the two were in all respects exactly alike , but because the stronger one had mesmerized the weaker into consent . Miss Roxy was the master - spirit of the two , and , like the great coining machine of a mint ...
... sort , this was not because the two were in all respects exactly alike , but because the stronger one had mesmerized the weaker into consent . Miss Roxy was the master - spirit of the two , and , like the great coining machine of a mint ...
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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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