A Noble Life, Volume 2Hurst and Blackett, 1866 - 184 pages |
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... to come counsel and aid . such a busy life . - Never had the Earl led or one more active , as far as his capabilities allowed . Still , now and then time hung on his hands , and he felt a great lack of com- 4 A Noble Life .
... to come counsel and aid . such a busy life . - Never had the Earl led or one more active , as far as his capabilities allowed . Still , now and then time hung on his hands , and he felt a great lack of com- 4 A Noble Life .
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... almost every night , and drawing into their various small circles everything that was most attractive in the larger circle outside . Lord Cairnforth was a long time before he suffered himself HE Earl reached Edinburgh in the ...
... almost every night , and drawing into their various small circles everything that was most attractive in the larger circle outside . Lord Cairnforth was a long time before he suffered himself HE Earl reached Edinburgh in the ...
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Dinah Maria Mulock Craik. This the Earl had . In spite of his infirmities he possessed the rare power of winning love , of making people love him ... Earl gathered round him , besides acquaintances , a knot of real friends 6 A Noble Life .
Dinah Maria Mulock Craik. This the Earl had . In spite of his infirmities he possessed the rare power of winning love , of making people love him ... Earl gathered round him , besides acquaintances , a knot of real friends 6 A Noble Life .
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... Earl's name was SO very influential , as , with an amused smile , he occasionally discovered . But , busy as his new life was , he never forgot his old life and his old friends . He turned a deaf ear to all persuasions to take up his ...
... Earl's name was SO very influential , as , with an amused smile , he occasionally discovered . But , busy as his new life was , he never forgot his old life and his old friends . He turned a deaf ear to all persuasions to take up his ...
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... Earl's father was drowned , and as it would do , many a time again , after the fashion of these lovely , deceitful lochs , and of many other things in this world . 66 Oh , Malcolm , it's good to be at home ! " said the Earl , as he ...
... Earl's father was drowned , and as it would do , many a time again , after the fashion of these lovely , deceitful lochs , and of many other things in this world . 66 Oh , Malcolm , it's good to be at home ! " said the Earl , as he ...
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