The English Fireside: A Tale of the Past, Volume 2Saunders and Otley, 1844 |
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... believe , " added Blanch , " in such disappointments . But tell me , " she continued , " is he so very - so incomparably handsome as I am led to expect ? " " Indeed ! " replied Grace , enthusiastically , while THE ENGLISH FIRESIDE . 61.
... believe , " added Blanch , " in such disappointments . But tell me , " she continued , " is he so very - so incomparably handsome as I am led to expect ? " " Indeed ! " replied Grace , enthusiastically , while THE ENGLISH FIRESIDE . 61.
Page 82
... believe , are different ? " said his majesty . Yes , " replied Mr Fulton , " and there- fore we cannot be companions . Good night . " Soon after his leaving , the king of the wandering tribes quitted Kit Macrone's cot- tage ...
... believe , are different ? " said his majesty . Yes , " replied Mr Fulton , " and there- fore we cannot be companions . Good night . " Soon after his leaving , the king of the wandering tribes quitted Kit Macrone's cot- tage ...
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... believe him to be the cold - blooded monster represented . " " Well , well ! " exclaimed aunt Deborah . " We shall see how much longer you will persist in this belief . " " You know , aunt , " replied Blanch , " that we have , as yet ...
... believe him to be the cold - blooded monster represented . " " Well , well ! " exclaimed aunt Deborah . " We shall see how much longer you will persist in this belief . " " You know , aunt , " replied Blanch , " that we have , as yet ...
Page 105
... is the only hope . Hope ! " she repeated . " Who can hope against destiny ? " " Leave destiny alone a bit , " rejoined Mr Fulton ; " I'm not a man to believe F 2 THE ENGLISH FIRESIDE . 105 Soaking Bob, "which ever suits his in- ...
... is the only hope . Hope ! " she repeated . " Who can hope against destiny ? " " Leave destiny alone a bit , " rejoined Mr Fulton ; " I'm not a man to believe F 2 THE ENGLISH FIRESIDE . 105 Soaking Bob, "which ever suits his in- ...
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... believe the future by any means a certainty , fixed and mortared , and yet I don't like to be told that it is . It acts very like cold water trickling down one's back or one's stomach , and either way lowers the spirits . " " The rats ...
... believe the future by any means a certainty , fixed and mortared , and yet I don't like to be told that it is . It acts very like cold water trickling down one's back or one's stomach , and either way lowers the spirits . " " The rats ...
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Page 160 - Kidlywink's progress in his work, the ratcatcher rose softly from his seat, and, unobserved, crept towards a heap of old iron in a dark corner of the shop.