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... have no very direct interest in my story . The elder , John Kendall , is a Titan , who looks able to play at quoits with almost any of our Michigan hills ; a man of might , whose very voice , as he shouts " Haw ! 6 FOREST LIFE .
... have no very direct interest in my story . The elder , John Kendall , is a Titan , who looks able to play at quoits with almost any of our Michigan hills ; a man of might , whose very voice , as he shouts " Haw ! 6 FOREST LIFE .
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... looks from a jumble of all these things , and many more beside , an idea dawned upon him , - darkly and blun- deringly at first , but gradually clearer and of the advantages of men- more inspiring , --- tal power over mere strength of ...
... looks from a jumble of all these things , and many more beside , an idea dawned upon him , - darkly and blun- deringly at first , but gradually clearer and of the advantages of men- more inspiring , --- tal power over mere strength of ...
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... look with cold eyes on her western home , rude and la- borious as that must ever be by comparison . Still , the pleadings of Mrs. Tennett , of Mrs. Hay , and , above all , of Caroline herself , - overcame his better judgment , and he ...
... look with cold eyes on her western home , rude and la- borious as that must ever be by comparison . Still , the pleadings of Mrs. Tennett , of Mrs. Hay , and , above all , of Caroline herself , - overcame his better judgment , and he ...
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... so that the eyes and ears of the in- experienced country girl were at once dazzled and delighted , and she learned to look upon elegance as almost synonymous with dashing , and D 2 FOREST LIFE . 35 judgment. She saw and acknowledged ...
... so that the eyes and ears of the in- experienced country girl were at once dazzled and delighted , and she learned to look upon elegance as almost synonymous with dashing , and D 2 FOREST LIFE . 35 judgment. She saw and acknowledged ...
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Caroline Matilda Kirkland. look upon elegance as almost synonymous with dashing , and to find every thing insipid or vulgar which was characterised by plain- ness and sobriety . No wonder she con- templated with mortified pride the ...
Caroline Matilda Kirkland. look upon elegance as almost synonymous with dashing , and to find every thing insipid or vulgar which was characterised by plain- ness and sobriety . No wonder she con- templated with mortified pride the ...
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