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Page 56 - Tis but an hour ago since it was nine, And after one hour more 'twill be eleven ; And so, from hour to hour, we ripe and ripe, And then, from hour to hour, we rot and rot ; And thereby hangs a tale.
Page 38 - Implored your highness' pardon and set forth A deep repentance: nothing in his life Became him like the leaving it; he died As one that had been studied in his death To throw away the dearest thing he owed, As 'twere a careless trifle. Duncan There's no art To find the mind's construction in the face: He was a gentleman on whom I built An absolute trust.
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| Title | The First Crime: Or, True Friendship |
| Author | J. H. WILTON |
| Publisher | Messrs. Piper, Stephenson and Spencer, 1854 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 24 Jul 2006 |
| Length | 188 pages |
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