The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, EsqB. Tauchnitz, 1843 - 361 pages |
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... young woman of humble dress , but interesting demeanour . She was leaning forward from among the crowd ; her eye hurried over the ship as it neared the shore , to catch some wished - for countenance . She seemed disappointed and ...
... young woman of humble dress , but interesting demeanour . She was leaning forward from among the crowd ; her eye hurried over the ship as it neared the shore , to catch some wished - for countenance . She seemed disappointed and ...
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... young and busy country , where literature and the elegant arts must grow up side by side with the coarser plants of daily necessity ; and must depend for their culture , not on the exclusive devotion of time and wealth ; nor the ...
... young and busy country , where literature and the elegant arts must grow up side by side with the coarser plants of daily necessity ; and must depend for their culture , not on the exclusive devotion of time and wealth ; nor the ...
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... Young Rip Van Winkle once old Rip Van Winkle now ! Does nobody know poor Rip Van Winkle ! " All stood amazed , until an old woman , tottering out from among the crowd , put her hand to her brow , and peering under it in his face for a ...
... Young Rip Van Winkle once old Rip Van Winkle now ! Does nobody know poor Rip Van Winkle ! " All stood amazed , until an old woman , tottering out from among the crowd , put her hand to her brow , and peering under it in his face for a ...
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... young people , necessarily an imitative one , and must take our examples and models , in a great degree , from the existing nations of Europe . There is no country more worthy of our study than England . The spirit of her constitution ...
... young people , necessarily an imitative one , and must take our examples and models , in a great degree , from the existing nations of Europe . There is no country more worthy of our study than England . The spirit of her constitution ...
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... young E- , the Irish patriot : it was too touching to be soon forgotten . During the troubles in Ireland he was tried , condemned , and executed , on a charge of treason . His fate made a deep im- pression on public sympathy . He was so ...
... young E- , the Irish patriot : it was too touching to be soon forgotten . During the troubles in Ireland he was tried , condemned , and executed , on a charge of treason . His fate made a deep im- pression on public sympathy . He was so ...
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