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Page 16
... wish . The quartering of soldiers , particularly of artillery and cavalry is very agreeable to the landholders , the Jews , and the la- dies . The first find a ready market for the productions of the soil , the second for their wares ...
... wish . The quartering of soldiers , particularly of artillery and cavalry is very agreeable to the landholders , the Jews , and the la- dies . The first find a ready market for the productions of the soil , the second for their wares ...
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... wish to preserve my friendship . " Very well , " resumed the aunt , growing red with chagrin ; " but allow me to make one observation : you surely do not wish that your daughter should die for love , or should be forced to marry against ...
... wish to preserve my friendship . " Very well , " resumed the aunt , growing red with chagrin ; " but allow me to make one observation : you surely do not wish that your daughter should die for love , or should be forced to marry against ...
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... wish to sell the articles in his own name , as , in that case , he ran the risk of being paid with a bill or bond , which he could not refuse to take from Mr. Gologordoffsky . As the matter stood , there being no ready money in the ...
... wish to sell the articles in his own name , as , in that case , he ran the risk of being paid with a bill or bond , which he could not refuse to take from Mr. Gologordoffsky . As the matter stood , there being no ready money in the ...
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... wish to lose time use- lessly , and in place of counting the pages , will count the lashes upon your back , " said Meloveeden , taking a step towards the post - master . " It can do you no good to fall into a passion , " returned the ...
... wish to lose time use- lessly , and in place of counting the pages , will count the lashes upon your back , " said Meloveeden , taking a step towards the post - master . " It can do you no good to fall into a passion , " returned the ...
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... wish for any dainties , let them buy them witht heir own money . One of the neighbouring landholders was then putting up at our house . In the evening before Moses ' departure , this gentleman ordered a tumbler of punch for himself and ...
... wish for any dainties , let them buy them witht heir own money . One of the neighbouring landholders was then putting up at our house . In the evening before Moses ' departure , this gentleman ordered a tumbler of punch for himself and ...
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Page 192 - But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest : for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.