Century Monthly Magazine, Volume 116Josiah Gilbert Holland, Richard Watson Gilder Scribner & Company; The Century Company, 1928 - American literature |
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... never became an imitator of foreign manners and customs . Many Amer- icans abroad confess inferiority by attempting to imitate the British ; but General Dawes was all American at all times , and being so , won a respect which an ...
... never became an imitator of foreign manners and customs . Many Amer- icans abroad confess inferiority by attempting to imitate the British ; but General Dawes was all American at all times , and being so , won a respect which an ...
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... never spend his good money buying red stockings and shiny shoes . Those shoes Harpa had on must have cost as much as a whole week's rations . Instead of being vexed at what Joe said discounting her ways , Harpa's white teeth flashed in ...
... never spend his good money buying red stockings and shiny shoes . Those shoes Harpa had on must have cost as much as a whole week's rations . Instead of being vexed at what Joe said discounting her ways , Harpa's white teeth flashed in ...
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... 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 amusement . His sharp teeth grinned and ...
... 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 amusement . His sharp teeth grinned and ...
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... never regretted seeking him out , answering the silent sum- mons to visit him in her spare hours . In her rather haphazard way of living , those hours were strange but rather grateful interludes . Old Mr. Seaton's life hung by a thread ...
... never regretted seeking him out , answering the silent sum- mons to visit him in her spare hours . In her rather haphazard way of living , those hours were strange but rather grateful interludes . Old Mr. Seaton's life hung by a thread ...
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... Never - Never - Land ! He had re- mained to grow up - to grow old , to decay - she shuddered . The small , gray , desiccated figure with the keen blue eyes and snow - white imperial , sitting opposite in the high - backed chair , was ...
... Never - Never - Land ! He had re- mained to grow up - to grow old , to decay - she shuddered . The small , gray , desiccated figure with the keen blue eyes and snow - white imperial , sitting opposite in the high - backed chair , was ...
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