Modern Eloquence, Volume 10Thomas Brackett Reed G.L. Shuman & Company, 1901 |
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Page 154
... dollars this morning to purchase a bonnet , my dear ? " said a lady to her husband one morning at breakfast . " By and by , my love . " " That's what you always say , my dear ; but how can I buy and buy without the money ? " And that ...
... dollars this morning to purchase a bonnet , my dear ? " said a lady to her husband one morning at breakfast . " By and by , my love . " " That's what you always say , my dear ; but how can I buy and buy without the money ? " And that ...
Page 224
... dollars , " and at that price the friend bought it , to the amusement of the bystanders , who taxed him about his ... dollars that they were not , which offer was accepted , and re- ferred to the arbitration of a first - rate jeweler ...
... dollars , " and at that price the friend bought it , to the amusement of the bystanders , who taxed him about his ... dollars that they were not , which offer was accepted , and re- ferred to the arbitration of a first - rate jeweler ...
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... dollars and should agree to pay you at the rate of ten dollars per week , how much would he owe you at the end of seven weeks ? " One hundred dollars , " said the boy . " I am afraid you don't know your arithmetic , " said the teacher ...
... dollars and should agree to pay you at the rate of ten dollars per week , how much would he owe you at the end of seven weeks ? " One hundred dollars , " said the boy . " I am afraid you don't know your arithmetic , " said the teacher ...
Contents
STATESMEN AND POLITICIANS | 27 |
BENCH AND BAR | 41 |
DOCTOR AND PATIENT | 61 |
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