Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 142William Blackwood, 1887 - England |
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Page 7
... mean . ing no evil . Would not all ordi- nary means of conveyance be too slow , all obstacles as nothing in his way , the very movement of the world arrested till he had taken this abandoned child into his arms , and assured her of his ...
... mean . ing no evil . Would not all ordi- nary means of conveyance be too slow , all obstacles as nothing in his way , the very movement of the world arrested till he had taken this abandoned child into his arms , and assured her of his ...
Page 14
... means sure . And he had no doubt that she was plain . He was too polite , however , to show his perplexity . " Does she receive any male pupils ? " he asked . ' My tastes are quite undeveloped : even Shakespeare I don't know so well as ...
... means sure . And he had no doubt that she was plain . He was too polite , however , to show his perplexity . " Does she receive any male pupils ? " he asked . ' My tastes are quite undeveloped : even Shakespeare I don't know so well as ...
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... means of brakes ; but the South - Western has a station which , like the city in the parable , is set conspicuously on the summit of a hill . That rather peculiar situation of the station is eminently suggestive of the character of the ...
... means of brakes ; but the South - Western has a station which , like the city in the parable , is set conspicuously on the summit of a hill . That rather peculiar situation of the station is eminently suggestive of the character of the ...
Page 40
... means of access are by sea , and the inmates of Clovelly Court can only come at their seaport by scrambling down the ladder - like causeway on foot , or by trusting their necks to a sure - footed pony . Steamers make frequent excur ...
... means of access are by sea , and the inmates of Clovelly Court can only come at their seaport by scrambling down the ladder - like causeway on foot , or by trusting their necks to a sure - footed pony . Steamers make frequent excur ...
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... means inclined to give up the struggle . After a short com- muning with herself she sent for Plum - blossom and Convolvulus , and announced to them her inten- tion of forthwith providing them with husbands of their own rank in life ...
... means inclined to give up the struggle . After a short com- muning with herself she sent for Plum - blossom and Convolvulus , and announced to them her inten- tion of forthwith providing them with husbands of their own rank in life ...
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