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... this : Henry - I need not mention his other namewas asked one day to fetch his
sister from a friend ' s , and he did not look very well pleased . Uncle William saw
the expression of his countenance UNCLE WILLIAM . 15.
... this : Henry - I need not mention his other namewas asked one day to fetch his
sister from a friend ' s , and he did not look very well pleased . Uncle William saw
the expression of his countenance UNCLE WILLIAM . 15.
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Look , for instance , at the noble figures , whose dark skins prove that they belong
to an African tribe , as they roam in their native wilds . That young chief is
begrimed from head to foot with red paint , and his wife has her hair all matted
together ...
Look , for instance , at the noble figures , whose dark skins prove that they belong
to an African tribe , as they roam in their native wilds . That young chief is
begrimed from head to foot with red paint , and his wife has her hair all matted
together ...
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To show what regard to it will do , let us look at Mr . Moffat , the African missionary
. A long journey was determined on as very desirable , but , alas ! there was only
one wagon , and that he says , “ was a cripple ; " what was to be done ?
To show what regard to it will do , let us look at Mr . Moffat , the African missionary
. A long journey was determined on as very desirable , but , alas ! there was only
one wagon , and that he says , “ was a cripple ; " what was to be done ?
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Let us look , then , at another fact . The banks of the Rhone are in most places
precipitous , but the ground becoming occasionally less steep , allows the
formation of soil , and when this is too steep for the husbandman , it becomes
richly clad ...
Let us look , then , at another fact . The banks of the Rhone are in most places
precipitous , but the ground becoming occasionally less steep , allows the
formation of soil , and when this is too steep for the husbandman , it becomes
richly clad ...
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Here is Tit lying in the iron scraper ; but look , she raises her head a little , for she
sees Tat gravely marching forth from under a shrub . In a moment , you see , she
has sprung on her companion ; over they have rolled together : how gaily they ...
Here is Tit lying in the iron scraper ; but look , she raises her head a little , for she
sees Tat gravely marching forth from under a shrub . In a moment , you see , she
has sprung on her companion ; over they have rolled together : how gaily they ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Kind Words for His Young Friends |
| Author | William (uncle, pseud.) |
| Publisher | Religious Tract Society, 1842 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 25 Aug 2006 |
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