A Glimpse of the World, Volume 2Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green, 1863 - 537 pages |
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... Wolfgang , and the attractions of the little town of St. Gilgen . But the charm with which genius and poetry invest any particular locality , must always be , in a certain degree , dispelled by the stern experience of travelling ...
... Wolfgang , and the attractions of the little town of St. Gilgen . But the charm with which genius and poetry invest any particular locality , must always be , in a certain degree , dispelled by the stern experience of travelling ...
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... Wolfgang ? ' ' My dear child ! Impossible . A country village ? What is to become of us ? and no doctor ! ' ' But , I long to go . I want to see friends - those friends of yours . I shall hear something from them ; and I can rest by the ...
... Wolfgang ? ' ' My dear child ! Impossible . A country village ? What is to become of us ? and no doctor ! ' ' But , I long to go . I want to see friends - those friends of yours . I shall hear something from them ; and I can rest by the ...
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... Wolfgang , they could expect only the kindness of friends , who could not be expected to take them into their house , and who , it was even possible , might not be there to greet them . The invalid , with the wilfulness of ill- ness ...
... Wolfgang , they could expect only the kindness of friends , who could not be expected to take them into their house , and who , it was even possible , might not be there to greet them . The invalid , with the wilfulness of ill- ness ...
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... Wolfgang . ' " You will have indifferent accommodation there , I am afraid ; at least , if you are at all particular . ' ' My young friend is a great invalid , ' was the reply ; ' and comfort is of the greatest importance . ' ' Then by ...
... Wolfgang . ' " You will have indifferent accommodation there , I am afraid ; at least , if you are at all particular . ' ' My young friend is a great invalid , ' was the reply ; ' and comfort is of the greatest importance . ' ' Then by ...
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... Wolfgang . The clouds were dispersing gradually , and the promise of the morrow was brighter than it had been for weeks . In the clear evening light St. Wolfgang looked quite close , but a few minutes ' row across the lake . The ...
... Wolfgang . The clouds were dispersing gradually , and the promise of the morrow was brighter than it had been for weeks . In the clear evening light St. Wolfgang looked quite close , but a few minutes ' row across the lake . The ...
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