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... , and insists upon his family's main- taining , the simplicity of habits and man- ners that is usual in the neighbourhood , and VOL . II . B watches with jealous eye every tendency towards an imitation of FOREST LIFE. ...
... , and insists upon his family's main- taining , the simplicity of habits and man- ners that is usual in the neighbourhood , and VOL . II . B watches with jealous eye every tendency towards an imitation of FOREST LIFE. ...
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Caroline Matilda Kirkland. watches with jealous eye every tendency towards an imitation of those who attempt fashion and style among us . He goes daily into the field with his men , and his wife and daughters spin and wear wool and flax ...
Caroline Matilda Kirkland. watches with jealous eye every tendency towards an imitation of those who attempt fashion and style among us . He goes daily into the field with his men , and his wife and daughters spin and wear wool and flax ...
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... eyes seemed scarcely to note his presence . This young man was the son of a " fore- handed " farmer , who had half a dozen such , and who , being a prudent man and a wi- dower , had sent Seymour ( by the by , a favourite name with us ...
... eyes seemed scarcely to note his presence . This young man was the son of a " fore- handed " farmer , who had half a dozen such , and who , being a prudent man and a wi- dower , had sent Seymour ( by the by , a favourite name with us ...
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... eyes protruding , and the stick by which the captor had carried it still fast in its mouth . " Hilloa ! " shouted Tom Rice , as he jumped over the back fence in his haste to meet the well - known punctuality of the supper - bell , " Are ...
... eyes protruding , and the stick by which the captor had carried it still fast in its mouth . " Hilloa ! " shouted Tom Rice , as he jumped over the back fence in his haste to meet the well - known punctuality of the supper - bell , " Are ...
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... eyes towards the place , uttered a loud shriek , and , bursting into a flood of tears , ran away as fast as she was able . The whole family crowded round her with wondering questions , but the petted beauty would only exclaim , " " Tis ...
... eyes towards the place , uttered a loud shriek , and , bursting into a flood of tears , ran away as fast as she was able . The whole family crowded round her with wondering questions , but the petted beauty would only exclaim , " " Tis ...
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