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Page 10
... tion of the hue . Outwardly Letty conformed to this disci- pline , but she recoiled from it in spirit , and opportunity ever found her willing to trans- gress . At school she clandestinely learnt to dance , read the contraband books ...
... tion of the hue . Outwardly Letty conformed to this disci- pline , but she recoiled from it in spirit , and opportunity ever found her willing to trans- gress . At school she clandestinely learnt to dance , read the contraband books ...
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... tion , but the tea promoted fellowship , and by the time it was over , they were all in communion . Then the boy ran out ; Mrs. Rivers and Letty sat down to crochet , and the farmer drew a chair into a recessed win- dow , and invited ...
... tion , but the tea promoted fellowship , and by the time it was over , they were all in communion . Then the boy ran out ; Mrs. Rivers and Letty sat down to crochet , and the farmer drew a chair into a recessed win- dow , and invited ...
Page 70
... is a richer instrument than a harp ; its melody is like a soul ; it lives - and we answer to its emo- tion . " " You speak too kindly , " replied Letty whom his sensibility took by surprise - and touched too 70 DOWN IN DEVON .
... is a richer instrument than a harp ; its melody is like a soul ; it lives - and we answer to its emo- tion . " " You speak too kindly , " replied Letty whom his sensibility took by surprise - and touched too 70 DOWN IN DEVON .
Page 78
... " He that is merry , let him sing psalms - a wise direc- tion ; for psalms we all sing together , thereby promoting unity , and if we be not all of one spirit , it is because we have not remembered this 78 DOWN IN DEVON .
... " He that is merry , let him sing psalms - a wise direc- tion ; for psalms we all sing together , thereby promoting unity , and if we be not all of one spirit , it is because we have not remembered this 78 DOWN IN DEVON .
Page 79
... the guests , with the excep- tion of Harry Clayton and Alice , who , in accordance with previous arrangement , were to remain for the night . CHAPTER XI . BERRY POMEROY CASTLE . LUKE BRADLEY thought THR SHEARERS ' FEAST . 79.
... the guests , with the excep- tion of Harry Clayton and Alice , who , in accordance with previous arrangement , were to remain for the night . CHAPTER XI . BERRY POMEROY CASTLE . LUKE BRADLEY thought THR SHEARERS ' FEAST . 79.
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Page 22 - O gentlemen, the time of life is short ! To spend that shortness basely were too long, If life did ride upon a dial's point, Still ending at the arrival of an hour.
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