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Page 11
... object on entering his Hall . It would have been better had that been the family crest , but as that emblem of Heraldic distinction happened to be an owl , and as no ingenuity on the part of the painter could reasonably be expected to ...
... object on entering his Hall . It would have been better had that been the family crest , but as that emblem of Heraldic distinction happened to be an owl , and as no ingenuity on the part of the painter could reasonably be expected to ...
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... object as critics to the elaboration of his making one man the hero of five distinct works of fiction , although we feel sure we have negatived the criticism as readers . There is something to be sure in habit , which may perhaps make ...
... object as critics to the elaboration of his making one man the hero of five distinct works of fiction , although we feel sure we have negatived the criticism as readers . There is something to be sure in habit , which may perhaps make ...
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... object , and the overvaluing of it . In one sense every passion may be termed a monomania , but , though the line of demarcation varies in dif- ferent individuals , it is , nevertheless , very plainly defined . A monomania is a passion ...
... object , and the overvaluing of it . In one sense every passion may be termed a monomania , but , though the line of demarcation varies in dif- ferent individuals , it is , nevertheless , very plainly defined . A monomania is a passion ...
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... object ; he , however , blindly yielded to the call , and gradually changed his direction , until his face was once more turned towards the vessel . The current swept him diagonally by the rocks , and he was forced into an eddy , where ...
... object ; he , however , blindly yielded to the call , and gradually changed his direction , until his face was once more turned towards the vessel . The current swept him diagonally by the rocks , and he was forced into an eddy , where ...
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... objects within its width . When the fisherman saw that the Bravo had disappeared , he smiled and seemed at ease . 666 ' Aye , let them come here , ' he said ; ' it will give Jacopo more time . I doubt not the poor fellow hath struck a ...
... objects within its width . When the fisherman saw that the Bravo had disappeared , he smiled and seemed at ease . 666 ' Aye , let them come here , ' he said ; ' it will give Jacopo more time . I doubt not the poor fellow hath struck a ...
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