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Page 54
It was of so solid and compact a substance , that it had fallen without any great
diminution by splintering , so that the Sheriff was enabled , first to estimate the
weight by measurement , and then to calculate , from the appearance of the
fragment ...
It was of so solid and compact a substance , that it had fallen without any great
diminution by splintering , so that the Sheriff was enabled , first to estimate the
weight by measurement , and then to calculate , from the appearance of the
fragment ...
Page 147
miserable appearance of the place , the door was cautiously secured ) , she lifted
the latch , saying , Open lock - end strife , Come death , and pass life . Brown ,
who had by this time moved from his post , stood before her as she opened the ...
miserable appearance of the place , the door was cautiously secured ) , she lifted
the latch , saying , Open lock - end strife , Come death , and pass life . Brown ,
who had by this time moved from his post , stood before her as she opened the ...
Page 287
He had passed , therefore , the turn of the road which led to that mansion , only
edified by the distant appearance of the blue smoke curling against the pale sky
of the winter evening , when he thought he beheld the Dominie taking a footpath
...
He had passed , therefore , the turn of the road which led to that mansion , only
edified by the distant appearance of the blue smoke curling against the pale sky
of the winter evening , when he thought he beheld the Dominie taking a footpath
...
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