Good Words, Volume 22Alexander Strahan and Company, 1881 - English periodicals |
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... answer , being cross , and short - fetched in the wind ; " cobblers is not excisemen yet . " " Potses , and panses again ... answered , pre- tending to share his neighbour's fright , for he was a dry man , and full of book - learning ...
... answer , being cross , and short - fetched in the wind ; " cobblers is not excisemen yet . " " Potses , and panses again ... answered , pre- tending to share his neighbour's fright , for he was a dry man , and full of book - learning ...
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... answered with a quiet grin . " But there be times when her doth'nt do her dooty , but go'oth contrairy , like the ... answer for taking a hive of bees , without hurting one of them . Can you do that ? ” " The Lord forbid ! He hath made ...
... answered with a quiet grin . " But there be times when her doth'nt do her dooty , but go'oth contrairy , like the ... answer for taking a hive of bees , without hurting one of them . Can you do that ? ” " The Lord forbid ! He hath made ...
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... answered , with his pruning - knife at work ; " or at any rate , not of necessity . The later kind often is the first in bloom . " " Well , I never knew that . But I see the reason . Slow fellows want a good start , as in a race . I ...
... answered , with his pruning - knife at work ; " or at any rate , not of necessity . The later kind often is the first in bloom . " " Well , I never knew that . But I see the reason . Slow fellows want a good start , as in a race . I ...
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... answered , looking far away above the hat of Mr. Short ; for her views of life were becoming large ; and it liked her not to be called " my dear , " even from the force of habit . And then she feared that she had gone too far ...
... answered , looking far away above the hat of Mr. Short ; for her views of life were becoming large ; and it liked her not to be called " my dear , " even from the force of habit . And then she feared that she had gone too far ...
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... answered briskly ; after the tug of the morning , I deserve even better than Christow water . My acquaintance with fruit is chiefly liquid , in spite of all your lectures . Miss Rose , answer me one ques- tion , if you can ; and young ...
... answered briskly ; after the tug of the morning , I deserve even better than Christow water . My acquaintance with fruit is chiefly liquid , in spite of all your lectures . Miss Rose , answer me one ques- tion , if you can ; and young ...
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