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... cried Evelyn , weariedly , " what Duchess ? " " Why , the Duchess of Ribblesdale , to be sure , our Duchess , the best and dearest lady in the world ; the Vice - Reine of Hampton Court , I call her . She would have come to call upon you ...
... cried Evelyn , weariedly , " what Duchess ? " " Why , the Duchess of Ribblesdale , to be sure , our Duchess , the best and dearest lady in the world ; the Vice - Reine of Hampton Court , I call her . She would have come to call upon you ...
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... what was written inside . In a moment Wilfred had leaped over the counter , and had seized the letter out of Cubleigh's hands . " Look here , Cubleigh , " E he cried with flashing eyes , " don't let me 66 57 EHRENBREITSTEIN . "
... what was written inside . In a moment Wilfred had leaped over the counter , and had seized the letter out of Cubleigh's hands . " Look here , Cubleigh , " E he cried with flashing eyes , " don't let me 66 57 EHRENBREITSTEIN . "
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Greville John Chester. he cried with flashing eyes , " don't let me see you touching a letter of mine in that way again . It's a sneaking , blackguardly action which you are committing ; you've no business among the letters at all , and ...
Greville John Chester. he cried with flashing eyes , " don't let me see you touching a letter of mine in that way again . It's a sneaking , blackguardly action which you are committing ; you've no business among the letters at all , and ...
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... cried , " I regret , and am ashamed to inform you , that my worthy neighbour , Mr. Wilmot , has come over to tell me of a most unpleasant circumstance . He has been robbed - robbed of a number of his most valuable gold coins - and I am ...
... cried , " I regret , and am ashamed to inform you , that my worthy neighbour , Mr. Wilmot , has come over to tell me of a most unpleasant circumstance . He has been robbed - robbed of a number of his most valuable gold coins - and I am ...
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... cried Wilfred , colouring deeply . " And what do you say , Mr. Cubleigh ? " asked the Doctor . " " Why , " answered he , as , more suo , he bent his furtive eyes upon the ground , " it seems to me the proposal is a very reasonable one ...
... cried Wilfred , colouring deeply . " And what do you say , Mr. Cubleigh ? " asked the Doctor . " " Why , " answered he , as , more suo , he bent his furtive eyes upon the ground , " it seems to me the proposal is a very reasonable one ...
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Admiral already amongst ancient answered apartments appearance arms arrived asked beautiful brother brought called Captain CHAPTER coming course cried Cubleigh daughter dear door Duchess Duke effect Elthorne entered Evelyn eyes face fact father feel fell felt girl give Grace Hampton Court hands head heard heart Holmcastle honour hope kind knew known Lady Lavinia Lady M'Adam late leave length letter living looked Lord Massenger matter mean mind minutes Miss Manwaring Miss Scheimes Miss Strong morning mother nature never noble occasion offer officer once Palace passed person poor Potts present received Rector remain respect Ribblesdale seemed seen side sister Smith Squire sure tears tell things thought took Tresham turned Wilfred wish young
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Page 203 - Yet, ere we part, one lesson I can leave you For every day. Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever ; Do noble things, not dream them, all day long : And so make life, death, and that vast for-ever One grand, sweet song.
Page 62 - Oh, the wild joys of living ! the leaping from rock up to rock, The strong rending of boughs from the fir-tree, the cool silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair. And the meal, the rich dates yellowed over with gold dust divine, And the...
Page 182 - Even so the tongue is a little member and boasteth great things. Behold how great a matter a little fire kindleth! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity; so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
Page 21 - There's statues gracing This noble place in — All heathen gods And nymphs so fair ; Bold Neptune, Plutarch, And Nicodemus, All standing naked In the open air ! So now to finish This brave narration.
Page 48 - I'll give you the soundest thrashing you ever had in your life.
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Page 135 - Question — divide, bah ! bah ! the house divided. 192] [193 college of Physicians, and doomed ' him to two years' additional study, if he intended to try his fortune at the bar — and all this merely because he was not a member of the church of England, although his acquirements might be such as would reflect honour on any University in which he might graduate? With respect to the...