The soldier's destiny. To which is added The Scrabster family1853 |
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... knew something of life . A friend of gip- sies , and an intimate acquaintance with many bad characters of the county , whom he had met during a toilsome residence in the county jail on one or two occasions , Nat was an antagonist by no ...
... knew something of life . A friend of gip- sies , and an intimate acquaintance with many bad characters of the county , whom he had met during a toilsome residence in the county jail on one or two occasions , Nat was an antagonist by no ...
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... knew that when the contest was the winner would win . There was a charm and fas- cination about their society , which greatly attracted the simple countrymen , who knew but little of guile and hypocrisy , and less of glory and the ...
... knew that when the contest was the winner would win . There was a charm and fas- cination about their society , which greatly attracted the simple countrymen , who knew but little of guile and hypocrisy , and less of glory and the ...
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... knew the difficulty of his undertaking , but his neces- sity was success , and to gain that he had learnt to make his government connive at means to get recruits which reflected sadly on honesty , if not on honour . These means are ...
... knew the difficulty of his undertaking , but his neces- sity was success , and to gain that he had learnt to make his government connive at means to get recruits which reflected sadly on honesty , if not on honour . These means are ...
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... knew him very well , didn't you , Tintly ? " " Oh ! yes , " replied the corporal , ❝most inti- mately ; he used often to ask me to dinner after he was well off . " " Well now , " said the sergeant , " look here just one minute . Here's ...
... knew him very well , didn't you , Tintly ? " " Oh ! yes , " replied the corporal , ❝most inti- mately ; he used often to ask me to dinner after he was well off . " " Well now , " said the sergeant , " look here just one minute . Here's ...
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... knew what he was leaving , he could not know what awaited him ; but Destiny still kept sounding the tocsin in his heart , and would not let him rest . He wan- dered from the village into the fields , and he laid down under a hedge and ...
... knew what he was leaving , he could not know what awaited him ; but Destiny still kept sounding the tocsin in his heart , and would not let him rest . He wan- dered from the village into the fields , and he laid down under a hedge and ...
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Страница 19 - ... cause; whose support I do therefore commend unto you, not only at this time, in the collection which we are about to make, but by subscription, and in whatever way seemeth best to every one. As every one hath received the gift, even so let him minister the same, as stewards of the manifold grace of God, who is the father of the orphan, the husband of the widow, and the friend of the friendless in their habitation. But let me remember, before I close, that...