The dull stone house, by Kenner Deene, Volume 2; Volume 1051862 |
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... You ride a horse every day , don't you , Mr. Withers ? " " Yes . " " Its nice , isn't it ? speak , " pursued the child . Why don't you " You look as if you were going to cry . Margaret cries often THE DULL STONE HOUSE . 7.
... You ride a horse every day , don't you , Mr. Withers ? " " Yes . " " Its nice , isn't it ? speak , " pursued the child . Why don't you " You look as if you were going to cry . Margaret cries often THE DULL STONE HOUSE . 7.
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... child of the sun . ' When I read the lines of the bride of Abydos , I think I must belong to those southern climes . My nature is a fire , my heart is a flame . Don't laugh , " and she turned the full gaze of her dark eyes on Paul . " I ...
... child of the sun . ' When I read the lines of the bride of Abydos , I think I must belong to those southern climes . My nature is a fire , my heart is a flame . Don't laugh , " and she turned the full gaze of her dark eyes on Paul . " I ...
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... child ; pure , transparent soul ; lofty , high - toned mind . You are as much above me in your grand simplicity , in your un- swerving perception of right and wrong . Your unselfish nature is as much superior to mine in magnitude , as ...
... child ; pure , transparent soul ; lofty , high - toned mind . You are as much above me in your grand simplicity , in your un- swerving perception of right and wrong . Your unselfish nature is as much superior to mine in magnitude , as ...
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... child ; but I choose to doubt his pretty assertion . At least here , in this nether world , the less such silly sentimentality is preached the better . So , please , don't choose that for your text if you mean to give me a sermon ...
... child ; but I choose to doubt his pretty assertion . At least here , in this nether world , the less such silly sentimentality is preached the better . So , please , don't choose that for your text if you mean to give me a sermon ...
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... child . I have no depths in my nature . I am altogether cold , perfectly heartless , terribly unromantic , Flora . ” " If so , why do you dislike the idea of marrying this gentleman ? You disbelieve in love ; you believe in worldly ...
... child . I have no depths in my nature . I am altogether cold , perfectly heartless , terribly unromantic , Flora . ” " If so , why do you dislike the idea of marrying this gentleman ? You disbelieve in love ; you believe in worldly ...
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Page 131 - If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us; but if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Page 109 - Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!
Page 106 - Ne'er tell me of glories serenely adorning The close of our day, the calm eve of our night: Give me back, give me back the wild freshness of morning, — Its smiles and its tears are worth evening's best light.
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Page 210 - Towards the close of the last century, that is to say, about seventy years ago...