The man without a profession1844 |
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... live in ease and plenty , don't forget the poor . " SONG AT HARVEST HOME . ON the coast of - and not far from 2 the pretty village of stood , or used to stand , a country mansion remarkable for the elegance of its construction , and ...
... live in ease and plenty , don't forget the poor . " SONG AT HARVEST HOME . ON the coast of - and not far from 2 the pretty village of stood , or used to stand , a country mansion remarkable for the elegance of its construction , and ...
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... lives in a certain set , one must do as others do . It's ill for one man to stand out against the mess , as we used to say in the army . And surely the sort of education which is good enough for the first nobility and gentry in the ...
... lives in a certain set , one must do as others do . It's ill for one man to stand out against the mess , as we used to say in the army . And surely the sort of education which is good enough for the first nobility and gentry in the ...
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... unrestrained surprise ; " what on earth can possess you , my dear ? what does our Frank want with a profession ? Hasn't he got that is , will have in the course of nature - four thousand a - year ? Can't he live on that 66 THE MAN.
... unrestrained surprise ; " what on earth can possess you , my dear ? what does our Frank want with a profession ? Hasn't he got that is , will have in the course of nature - four thousand a - year ? Can't he live on that 66 THE MAN.
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Charles Rowcroft. thousand a - year ? Can't he live on that , as we have done ? To be sure , if you mean that he ought to pass a few years in the army , why , that's another thing . I should not mind his being in the guards , or in some ...
Charles Rowcroft. thousand a - year ? Can't he live on that , as we have done ? To be sure , if you mean that he ought to pass a few years in the army , why , that's another thing . I should not mind his being in the guards , or in some ...
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... buy an estate and a seat in parliament , and live like princes ! " It is impossible to convey in words the indescribable astonishment of Mrs. Coverley , at this most incomprehensible suggestion of her husband . For WITHOUT A PROFESSION .
... buy an estate and a seat in parliament , and live like princes ! " It is impossible to convey in words the indescribable astonishment of Mrs. Coverley , at this most incomprehensible suggestion of her husband . For WITHOUT A PROFESSION .
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