Century Monthly Magazine, Volume 116Josiah Gilbert Holland, Richard Watson Gilder Scribner & Company; The Century Company, 1928 - American literature |
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... knew nothing about pleasure , and he had never tried loafing or gambling or drinking , or looked at any woman but Harpa . Ut knew Joe pitied him for such ignorance , such stupid ambition and pride . Now Joe's lean black face shone with ...
... knew nothing about pleasure , and he had never tried loafing or gambling or drinking , or looked at any woman but Harpa . Ut knew Joe pitied him for such ignorance , such stupid ambition and pride . Now Joe's lean black face shone with ...
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... knew what Mocky meant . She was intimating an ugly thing about Harpa and Joe . She was jealous of Harpa . She always had been jealous of any girl he liked , and now she wanted him to believe a filthy lie about his wife . Hot blood made ...
... knew what Mocky meant . She was intimating an ugly thing about Harpa and Joe . She was jealous of Harpa . She always had been jealous of any girl he liked , and now she wanted him to believe a filthy lie about his wife . Hot blood made ...
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... knew what he was about , he had fallen on his knees and prayers were slipping through his lips . " Do , Jesus - master - look down on dis poor meeked man - I'm done ruint - ruint— ” A sheet of fire lifted the cabin roof , sparks flew ...
... knew what he was about , he had fallen on his knees and prayers were slipping through his lips . " Do , Jesus - master - look down on dis poor meeked man - I'm done ruint - ruint— ” A sheet of fire lifted the cabin roof , sparks flew ...
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... knew what the birds call each other , or even more , what they call themselves . The textbooks tell you nothing . They do not know ; and the worst of it is , not wishing to acknowl- edge this ignorance , they make up names . Hylocichla ...
... knew what the birds call each other , or even more , what they call themselves . The textbooks tell you nothing . They do not know ; and the worst of it is , not wishing to acknowl- edge this ignorance , they make up names . Hylocichla ...
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... knew what to do with . It was then that Hamilton talked of having smitten upon the rock of the national resources ; and Wash- ington more modestly declared : " The earth has yielded her fruits bounti- fully . No city , town , village or ...
... knew what to do with . It was then that Hamilton talked of having smitten upon the rock of the national resources ; and Wash- ington more modestly declared : " The earth has yielded her fruits bounti- fully . No city , town , village or ...
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