Century Monthly Magazine, Volume 115Josiah Gilbert Holland, Richard Watson Gilder Scribner & Company; The Century Company, 1927 - American literature |
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... hand for hand , foot for foot . " The old common law visited perjury with death ; and in certain Southern States in the days of slavery , the ears of a negro convicted of false testimony , would be nailed to a post and then cut off as a ...
... hand for hand , foot for foot . " The old common law visited perjury with death ; and in certain Southern States in the days of slavery , the ears of a negro convicted of false testimony , would be nailed to a post and then cut off as a ...
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... hand was clumsy and he never learned to cut a delicate slice of bread . He was , however , a good man on cookies , and with the in- stinct of a mouse , always found the cooky - tin , no matter where my mother hid it . I can see Gug now ...
... hand was clumsy and he never learned to cut a delicate slice of bread . He was , however , a good man on cookies , and with the in- stinct of a mouse , always found the cooky - tin , no matter where my mother hid it . I can see Gug now ...
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... hand bicycle man , that's what he did , and pretty clever he is too , for a twelve - year - old kid . " " Where's the money , son ? " asked mother , putting her arms around her chubby lame - duck's neck . Stoic till now , Guggy began to ...
... hand bicycle man , that's what he did , and pretty clever he is too , for a twelve - year - old kid . " " Where's the money , son ? " asked mother , putting her arms around her chubby lame - duck's neck . Stoic till now , Guggy began to ...
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... hand him over to the law . But he's too too pitifully dull - witted and good- natured to be clapped into prison for ten years . Naturally , we can't have him around the bank any longer . Take him away , and for God's sake don't expose ...
... hand him over to the law . But he's too too pitifully dull - witted and good- natured to be clapped into prison for ten years . Naturally , we can't have him around the bank any longer . Take him away , and for God's sake don't expose ...
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... hand . The naval operations were held up until the troops should arrive . Invaluable weeks were wasted . When the troops arrived , they came in driblets , too few to suc- ceed , too many to risk in failure . There is no need to ...
... hand . The naval operations were held up until the troops should arrive . Invaluable weeks were wasted . When the troops arrived , they came in driblets , too few to suc- ceed , too many to risk in failure . There is no need to ...
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