John Halifax, GentlemanHarper & Brothers, publishers, Franklin Square., 1859 - 499 pages |
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Page 10
... feel that this was a critical moment , and to have gathered all his mental forces into a serried square , to meet the attack . He met it , and conquered in silence . " Lad , shall I give thee the groat now ? " " Not till I've earned it ...
... feel that this was a critical moment , and to have gathered all his mental forces into a serried square , to meet the attack . He met it , and conquered in silence . " Lad , shall I give thee the groat now ? " " Not till I've earned it ...
Page 18
... feeling my heart cheered and delighted , like one brought out of a murky chamber into the open day . But all this was highly objectionable to Jael . " Phineas ! " — and she planted herself before me at the end of the table- " it's a ...
... feeling my heart cheered and delighted , like one brought out of a murky chamber into the open day . But all this was highly objectionable to Jael . " Phineas ! " — and she planted herself before me at the end of the table- " it's a ...
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... feel almost like a child . " Please take me to that clematis arbor ; it looks over the Avon . Now , how do you like our garden ? ” " It's a nice place . " He did not go into ecstacies , as I had half expected ; but gazed about him ...
... feel almost like a child . " Please take me to that clematis arbor ; it looks over the Avon . Now , how do you like our garden ? ” " It's a nice place . " He did not go into ecstacies , as I had half expected ; but gazed about him ...
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... feeling they express , lies a countless wealth of the same , unexpressed below ; a character the keystone of which was that whereon is built all liking and all love - dependableness . He was one whom you may be long in knowing , but ...
... feeling they express , lies a countless wealth of the same , unexpressed below ; a character the keystone of which was that whereon is built all liking and all love - dependableness . He was one whom you may be long in knowing , but ...
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... feeling how much his future depended on his favor with his master , I did not dis- cuss the matter . Only at every possible opportunity — and they were rare - I managed to send John a little note , written carefully in printed letters ...
... feeling how much his future depended on his favor with his master , I did not dis- cuss the matter . Only at every possible opportunity — and they were rare - I managed to send John a little note , written carefully in printed letters ...
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