The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, EsqB. Tauchnitz, 1843 - 361 pages |
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... light of knowledge , and the charities of cultivated life ! and has thus bound together those scattered portions of the human race , between which nature seemed to have thrown an insurmount- able barrier . We one day descried some ...
... light of knowledge , and the charities of cultivated life ! and has thus bound together those scattered portions of the human race , between which nature seemed to have thrown an insurmount- able barrier . We one day descried some ...
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... light of a lamp in the cabin , that made the gloom more ghastly , every one had his tale of shipwreck and disaster . I was particularly struck with a short one related by the captain . " As I was once sailing , " said he , " in a fine ...
... light of a lamp in the cabin , that made the gloom more ghastly , every one had his tale of shipwreck and disaster . I was particularly struck with a short one related by the captain . " As I was once sailing , " said he , " in a fine ...
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... light on further traces of Roscoe . I was riding out with a gentleman , to view the environs of Liverpool , when he turned off , through a gate , into some ornamented grounds . After riding a short distance , we came to a spacious ...
... light on further traces of Roscoe . I was riding out with a gentleman , to view the environs of Liverpool , when he turned off , through a gate , into some ornamented grounds . After riding a short distance , we came to a spacious ...
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... light of every eye - the admiration of every heart ! - How can she bear poverty ? She has been brought up in all the refinements of opulence how can she bear neglect ? She has been the idol of society . Oh , it will break her heart it ...
... light of every eye - the admiration of every heart ! - How can she bear poverty ? She has been brought up in all the refinements of opulence how can she bear neglect ? She has been the idol of society . Oh , it will break her heart it ...
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... light footstep was heard and Mary came tripping forth to meet us : she was in a pretty rural dress of white : a few wild - flowers were twisted in her fine hair ; a fresh bloom was on her cheek ; her whole countenance beamed with smiles ...
... light footstep was heard and Mary came tripping forth to meet us : she was in a pretty rural dress of white : a few wild - flowers were twisted in her fine hair ; a fresh bloom was on her cheek ; her whole countenance beamed with smiles ...
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