A Noble Life, Volume 2Hurst and Blackett, 1866 - 184 pages |
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Page 10
... sit beside him , and to meet his pleasantness with cheerful chat , gay banter , or affectionate earnestness . For everybody loved him . Women , of course , did ; they could not help it : but men were drawn to him likewise , with the ...
... sit beside him , and to meet his pleasantness with cheerful chat , gay banter , or affectionate earnestness . For everybody loved him . Women , of course , did ; they could not help it : but men were drawn to him likewise , with the ...
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... sitting in the stern of the ferry - boat , alone ; no one being near him but Sandy , and Malcolm , who had taken taken the second oar . Το old Sandy's communication he replied not a word asked not a single question more and - was lifted ...
... sitting in the stern of the ferry - boat , alone ; no one being near him but Sandy , and Malcolm , who had taken taken the second oar . Το old Sandy's communication he replied not a word asked not a single question more and - was lifted ...
Page 54
... sit and watch the event of things- as the Earl determined to watch : - silently , but with a vigilance that never slept . Not passively neither . He took immediate steps , by means which his large fortune and now wide connexion easily ...
... sit and watch the event of things- as the Earl determined to watch : - silently , but with a vigilance that never slept . Not passively neither . He took immediate steps , by means which his large fortune and now wide connexion easily ...
Page 68
... sit down tamely to misery , but to strive after happi- ness lawful happiness , both for ourselves and others . In short , not only passively to accept joy or grief , but to take means to secure the one and escape the other to " work out ...
... sit down tamely to misery , but to strive after happi- ness lawful happiness , both for ourselves and others . In short , not only passively to accept joy or grief , but to take means to secure the one and escape the other to " work out ...
Page 68
... sit down tamely to misery , but to strive after happi- ness lawful happiness , both for ourselves and others . In short , not only passively to accept joy or grief , but to take means to secure the one and escape the other to " work out ...
... sit down tamely to misery , but to strive after happi- ness lawful happiness , both for ourselves and others . In short , not only passively to accept joy or grief , but to take means to secure the one and escape the other to " work out ...
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