The man without a profession1844 |
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... - ing beautiful views of the surrounding country and the adjacent sea . Part of the estate encircling this residence consisted of about fifteen hundred acres , prin- cipally of WITHOUT A PROFESSION . 7 CHAPTER II. ...
... - ing beautiful views of the surrounding country and the adjacent sea . Part of the estate encircling this residence consisted of about fifteen hundred acres , prin- cipally of WITHOUT A PROFESSION . 7 CHAPTER II. ...
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Charles Rowcroft. consisted of about fifteen hundred acres , prin- cipally of meadow land , more picturesque , perhaps , than productive , but corresponding with the style and pretensions of the place , on which the extensive park , with ...
Charles Rowcroft. consisted of about fifteen hundred acres , prin- cipally of meadow land , more picturesque , perhaps , than productive , but corresponding with the style and pretensions of the place , on which the extensive park , with ...
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... chap of twelve years ! It's more than the cost of a private tutor at home ! How many are there of you , Frank ? " " There's five hundred and fifty - two - that is , oppidans and tugmuttons ; sixty - two tugmuttons WITHOUT A PROFESSION . 47.
... chap of twelve years ! It's more than the cost of a private tutor at home ! How many are there of you , Frank ? " " There's five hundred and fifty - two - that is , oppidans and tugmuttons ; sixty - two tugmuttons WITHOUT A PROFESSION . 47.
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... hundred and twenty voters , who had taken advantage of the opportunity to stand out for their market , and whose votes decided a closely contested struggle . This outlay , and the necessity of making good his liabilities in the ...
... hundred and twenty voters , who had taken advantage of the opportunity to stand out for their market , and whose votes decided a closely contested struggle . This outlay , and the necessity of making good his liabilities in the ...
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... hundred and eighty pounds ; judgment con- fessed ; execution taken out : here are the writs ; all right . We mustn't lose any time in making a grab , " added the gentle Skinnom . " Who shall we send down ? " " Oh , Gripe ; that's the ...
... hundred and eighty pounds ; judgment con- fessed ; execution taken out : here are the writs ; all right . We mustn't lose any time in making a grab , " added the gentle Skinnom . " Who shall we send down ? " " Oh , Gripe ; that's the ...
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Страница 42 - What idle progeny succeed To chase the rolling circle's speed, Or urge the flying ball ? While some on earnest business bent Their murm'ring labours ply 'Gainst graver hours, that bring constraint To sweeten liberty : Some bold adventurers disdain The limits of their little reign, And unknown regions dare descry; Still as they rim they look behind, They hear a voice in every wind.
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Страница 165 - ... 1844 novel The Man Without a Profession, an experienced London journalist, Mr. Seedy, gives a young novelist advice about the publishing industry: the sale of a work depends not on the merits of the book, but on the personal reputation of the author ... so that an author must write several works . . . before his name becomes popular. Then, when his name is up, he may for some time sell anything that is not positively and glaringly bad . . . When the name of an author is well up, he can obtain...