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... voice , but , as one who has been shot through the heart falls with no cry , she fell back , - a mist rose up over her great mournful eyes , - she had fainted . The story of this wreck of a home - bound ship just entering the harbor is ...
... voice , but , as one who has been shot through the heart falls with no cry , she fell back , - a mist rose up over her great mournful eyes , - she had fainted . The story of this wreck of a home - bound ship just entering the harbor is ...
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... voice trem- bled , and there were tears in many eyes as he read , " And it came to pass as she came to Bethlehem , all the city was moved about them ; and they said , Is this Naomi ? And she said unto them , Call me not Naomi ; call me ...
... voice trem- bled , and there were tears in many eyes as he read , " And it came to pass as she came to Bethlehem , all the city was moved about them ; and they said , Is this Naomi ? And she said unto them , Call me not Naomi ; call me ...
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... snipped , and clipped , aud worked , zealously singing , in a high cracked voice , from time to time , certain verses of a funeral psalm . A Miss Roxy and Miss Ruey Toothacre were two brisk THE PEARL OF ORR'S ISLAND . 19.
... snipped , and clipped , aud worked , zealously singing , in a high cracked voice , from time to time , certain verses of a funeral psalm . A Miss Roxy and Miss Ruey Toothacre were two brisk THE PEARL OF ORR'S ISLAND . 19.
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... voice and manner of speaking , Miss Roxy was vig- orous , spicy , and decided . Her mind on all subjects was made up , and she spoke generally as one having authority ; and who should , if she should not ? Was she not a sort of ...
... voice and manner of speaking , Miss Roxy was vig- orous , spicy , and decided . Her mind on all subjects was made up , and she spoke generally as one having authority ; and who should , if she should not ? Was she not a sort of ...
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... voice of the Lord on the waters , it don't sound as it does on shore . " And in truth , as they were speaking , a fitful gust swept by the house , wailing and screaming and rattling the win- dows , and after it came the heavy , hollow ...
... voice of the Lord on the waters , it don't sound as it does on shore . " And in truth , as they were speaking , a fitful gust swept by the house , wailing and screaming and rattling the win- dows , and after it came the heavy , hollow ...
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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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