New Monthly Magazine, and Universal Register, Том 163Henry Colburn, 1878 |
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... whole days . However , this had been the case , and Ann Settle had gone , early in the morning , to Shap . A broad stream of light fell from the casement window of the room in which Mrs. Gurnett was seated , on to the pile of snow which ...
... whole days . However , this had been the case , and Ann Settle had gone , early in the morning , to Shap . A broad stream of light fell from the casement window of the room in which Mrs. Gurnett was seated , on to the pile of snow which ...
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... whole blame of the sad tragedy that followed on his shoul- ders . " It's a heavy charge for a lone widow woman like myself , " sighed the widow , " to hev the custody o ' that poor demented wench ; it's more than I can bear , sometimes ...
... whole blame of the sad tragedy that followed on his shoul- ders . " It's a heavy charge for a lone widow woman like myself , " sighed the widow , " to hev the custody o ' that poor demented wench ; it's more than I can bear , sometimes ...
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... whole sum at once . I came to consult you , thinking you might suggest some means to save Mr. Cheney from the grip of that knave Willis , and the talons of that she - cat , Widow Gurnett . " " Libellous words , my dear sir , " replied ...
... whole sum at once . I came to consult you , thinking you might suggest some means to save Mr. Cheney from the grip of that knave Willis , and the talons of that she - cat , Widow Gurnett . " " Libellous words , my dear sir , " replied ...
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... whole face of the country to look like one vast swamp , whilst water dripped and plashed incessantly from thatched roof - tops and gable ends , and from the bare , gaunt - looking branches of the trees . The streets of Penrith were full ...
... whole face of the country to look like one vast swamp , whilst water dripped and plashed incessantly from thatched roof - tops and gable ends , and from the bare , gaunt - looking branches of the trees . The streets of Penrith were full ...
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... whole , she was , as I have said , a decidedly nice little girl ; she was one of a family of ten , whose father was the vicar of the parish where the Turnpennys lived , and was so domes- ticated , such a sweet temper , so placid - in ...
... whole , she was , as I have said , a decidedly nice little girl ; she was one of a family of ten , whose father was the vicar of the parish where the Turnpennys lived , and was so domes- ticated , such a sweet temper , so placid - in ...
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Страница 124 - Yet, should rising whirlwinds tear From its stem the ripening ear ; Should the fig-tree's blasted shoot Drop her green untimely fruit...
Страница 429 - The public roads were accurately divided by milestones, and ran in a direct line from one city to another, with very little respect for the obstacles either of nature or private property. Mountains were perforated, and bold arches thrown over the broadest and most rapid streams.
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