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Page 17
... idea taken possession of him , that when , after several restless hours , he had at length fallen asleep , he knocked the skin completely off his knuckles in an encounter with the bed - post , which senseless piece of furniture received ...
... idea taken possession of him , that when , after several restless hours , he had at length fallen asleep , he knocked the skin completely off his knuckles in an encounter with the bed - post , which senseless piece of furniture received ...
Page 19
... idea dawned upon him , darkly and blun- deringly at first , but gradually clearer and more inspiring , of the advantages of men- tal power over mere strength of education - over mere labour ; and so absorbing , and so laborious was the ...
... idea dawned upon him , darkly and blun- deringly at first , but gradually clearer and more inspiring , of the advantages of men- tal power over mere strength of education - over mere labour ; and so absorbing , and so laborious was the ...
Page 20
... ideas , how many sentiments , how many inclinations are changed in him ! ” - GUIZOT . A YEAR and a half had elapsed since the abstraction of the grapes , and the skin had grown over Seymour's knuckles , and also the bark over certain ...
... ideas , how many sentiments , how many inclinations are changed in him ! ” - GUIZOT . A YEAR and a half had elapsed since the abstraction of the grapes , and the skin had grown over Seymour's knuckles , and also the bark over certain ...
Page 25
... Caroline , now the source of many an anxious thought ; and as he went he resolved , should he be as unsuccessful as before , to write requesting her immediate return : so strong a hold had the idea of FOREST LIFE . 25.
... Caroline , now the source of many an anxious thought ; and as he went he resolved , should he be as unsuccessful as before , to write requesting her immediate return : so strong a hold had the idea of FOREST LIFE . 25.
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Caroline Matilda Kirkland. return : so strong a hold had the idea of impending evil taken of his mind . But this evening , so soon as he could succeed in approaching the counter of the post - office , a counter that served as well for ...
Caroline Matilda Kirkland. return : so strong a hold had the idea of impending evil taken of his mind . But this evening , so soon as he could succeed in approaching the counter of the post - office , a counter that served as well for ...
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