The dull stone house, by Kenner Deene, Volume 2; Volume 1051862 |
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... horse . " You're not going without seeing your mother and sister . We were just going to tea . Emma and I have been gathering plums all the afternoon , for your mother to make preserves with to - morrow . Come in . It's the last ...
... horse . " You're not going without seeing your mother and sister . We were just going to tea . Emma and I have been gathering plums all the afternoon , for your mother to make preserves with to - morrow . Come in . It's the last ...
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... horse , he went into the garden to look for Emma . He found her buried among the plum trees ; two large baskets filled with purple fruit stood near her on the grass . She wore a straw hat and a print dress , and a pair of garden gloves ...
... horse , he went into the garden to look for Emma . He found her buried among the plum trees ; two large baskets filled with purple fruit stood near her on the grass . She wore a straw hat and a print dress , and a pair of garden gloves ...
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... horse . The sun had gone down , and it was in the autumn twilight that he left the white house , amidst the whispering trees , and turned his horse's head towards Aberglace . . C VOL . II . CHAPTER III . CHARLES BINGHAM ROGGMOORE . AND ...
... horse . The sun had gone down , and it was in the autumn twilight that he left the white house , amidst the whispering trees , and turned his horse's head towards Aberglace . . C VOL . II . CHAPTER III . CHARLES BINGHAM ROGGMOORE . AND ...
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... horse battering against the mountain road- way , and now the horseman came in sight . He was climbing slowly the ascent of the path , and Emma ran on to meet him . She spoke thickly , breathlessly , " Charles . " He stopped his horse ...
... horse battering against the mountain road- way , and now the horseman came in sight . He was climbing slowly the ascent of the path , and Emma ran on to meet him . She spoke thickly , breathlessly , " Charles . " He stopped his horse ...
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Charlotte Smith. horse up the steep spoke not a word . ascent of the path , and Neither did Mr. Rogg- moore In silence they entered the grounds . Then Emma ran on first and seated herself again in the dining - room , and Mr. Rogg- moore ...
Charlotte Smith. horse up the steep spoke not a word . ascent of the path , and Neither did Mr. Rogg- moore In silence they entered the grounds . Then Emma ran on first and seated herself again in the dining - room , and Mr. Rogg- moore ...
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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...