London Society, Том 3; Том 5James Hogg, Florence Marryat William Clowes and Sons, 1864 |
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... acrostic on the name of Mr. Thomas Probus ) two or three times , and then looked up into that gentleman's face , ex- pecting to find him amused . my great surprise , however , he wore an expression of intense gravity . To ' Well , what ...
... acrostic on the name of Mr. Thomas Probus ) two or three times , and then looked up into that gentleman's face , ex- pecting to find him amused . my great surprise , however , he wore an expression of intense gravity . To ' Well , what ...
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... Acrostics ? Double Acrostics ? ' No , never heard of them ; what are they ? ' I have my little collection of them here , ' said Lady Felicia , and will soon explain them to you . ' So saying , she drew from her bag a tiny manuscript ...
... Acrostics ? Double Acrostics ? ' No , never heard of them ; what are they ? ' I have my little collection of them here , ' said Lady Felicia , and will soon explain them to you . ' So saying , she drew from her bag a tiny manuscript ...
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... Acrostic for solution . I will choose a simple one at first . ' ' When I was a boy , ' said Mr. Grubbe , we used to write acrostics at school on each other's names ; but for my part , with every deference to her ladyship , they did not ...
... Acrostic for solution . I will choose a simple one at first . ' ' When I was a boy , ' said Mr. Grubbe , we used to write acrostics at school on each other's names ; but for my part , with every deference to her ladyship , they did not ...
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... Acrostic is done , ' said the president . And now look at your papers , and you will see what I mean . The two wholes to be guessed are London and Thames : and you will find that the first letters of the words you have discovered ...
... Acrostic is done , ' said the president . And now look at your papers , and you will see what I mean . The two wholes to be guessed are London and Thames : and you will find that the first letters of the words you have discovered ...
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... Acrostic himself . Now you must not laugh ; I dare say it will be very nice . ' ' Lady Felicia , ' said Dr. Drawley , rising , and advancing to her ladyship with a bow , ' will you condescend to use your ingenuity in unravelling this ...
... Acrostic himself . Now you must not laugh ; I dare say it will be very nice . ' ' Lady Felicia , ' said Dr. Drawley , rising , and advancing to her ladyship with a bow , ' will you condescend to use your ingenuity in unravelling this ...
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