The valley of the Maude; or, 'On dits' [sic].1862 |
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... face , which was nearly as white as her frock , passed easily from rock to rock . She is really an unearthly - looking being , ' said Eugene to himself . ' Such a little fragile thing can never stand against the the storms that we are ...
... face , which was nearly as white as her frock , passed easily from rock to rock . She is really an unearthly - looking being , ' said Eugene to himself . ' Such a little fragile thing can never stand against the the storms that we are ...
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... face , may not shed a happy influence over those of others . ' The little fairy , however , did not seem to feel any dread of her future destiny , either for herself or others . She climbed the river bank , and was soon standing among ...
... face , may not shed a happy influence over those of others . ' The little fairy , however , did not seem to feel any dread of her future destiny , either for herself or others . She climbed the river bank , and was soon standing among ...
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... very young girl . Her face and the colour of her dress were invisible , standing as she did against that flood of light ; the rather ungraceful , ungraceful , though childish form and its outline , cutting The Valley of the Maude 17.
... very young girl . Her face and the colour of her dress were invisible , standing as she did against that flood of light ; the rather ungraceful , ungraceful , though childish form and its outline , cutting The Valley of the Maude 17.
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... face of one was hidden partly by his cap , which was drawn over his eyes , partly by a handkerchief which he had placed before his face , quite accidentally , of course ; for how could any but a Mauden man know that the blacksmith's ...
... face of one was hidden partly by his cap , which was drawn over his eyes , partly by a handkerchief which he had placed before his face , quite accidentally , of course ; for how could any but a Mauden man know that the blacksmith's ...
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... face highly coloured , his hair slightly tinged with grey . But the whole expression of his face was so genial , so kindly , and his manner was so friendly that no man in the country was so popular as Mr. Mauden . Though perhaps it ...
... face highly coloured , his hair slightly tinged with grey . But the whole expression of his face was so genial , so kindly , and his manner was so friendly that no man in the country was so popular as Mr. Mauden . Though perhaps it ...
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