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... took up the trade of tuition . His name was Collins , he was clever and profligate , and eked out his ways and means by authorship ; scribbling for inclination , and publishing for gain . One of his works I recollect among my uncle's ...
... took up the trade of tuition . His name was Collins , he was clever and profligate , and eked out his ways and means by authorship ; scribbling for inclination , and publishing for gain . One of his works I recollect among my uncle's ...
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... took the small- pox in its most malignant form . It seemed almost miraculous that she escaped with life and eyesight , so dreadfully severe was the disease ; but her eye- brows were almost destroyed , and the whole face seamed with ...
... took the small- pox in its most malignant form . It seemed almost miraculous that she escaped with life and eyesight , so dreadfully severe was the disease ; but her eye- brows were almost destroyed , and the whole face seamed with ...
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... took a hare for his device . It was painted on a pane in the window on each side of the door , and was engraved on his shopbills . This became in- teresting when he told me of his shedding tears at the sight of the hare in the porter's ...
... took a hare for his device . It was painted on a pane in the window on each side of the door , and was engraved on his shopbills . This became in- teresting when he told me of his shedding tears at the sight of the hare in the porter's ...
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... took it to bed , and went to sleep in a state of most complete happiness , -in the morning it was gone . Once I sat upon the grass in what we call a brown study ; at last , out it came , with the utmost earnestness to my aunt Mary ...
... took it to bed , and went to sleep in a state of most complete happiness , -in the morning it was gone . Once I sat upon the grass in what we call a brown study ; at last , out it came , with the utmost earnestness to my aunt Mary ...
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... took her by the hand , and gave her a blessing . That which in affliction we are prone to think a blessing , and which , perhaps , in sober re- flection , may be justly thought so , befell her soon afterwards , an early removal to a ...
... took her by the hand , and gave her a blessing . That which in affliction we are prone to think a blessing , and which , perhaps , in sober re- flection , may be justly thought so , befell her soon afterwards , an early removal to a ...
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