Notes and Narratives of a Six Years' Mission, Principally Among the Dens of London |
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... poor , as poor as he was , and hadn't a sixpence to bless themselves with . " * Sometimes the accounts I have received re- specting the formidable disturbances which once took place on my district and in the neighbourhood have been of a ...
... poor , as poor as he was , and hadn't a sixpence to bless themselves with . " * Sometimes the accounts I have received re- specting the formidable disturbances which once took place on my district and in the neighbourhood have been of a ...
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... poor persons in the decline of life , it has been also almost in- variably found , that in their youth or afterwards , they had received no instruction in the very elements of knowledge . Such have frequently bitterly lamented , that ...
... poor persons in the decline of life , it has been also almost in- variably found , that in their youth or afterwards , they had received no instruction in the very elements of knowledge . Such have frequently bitterly lamented , that ...
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... poor old widow ? May be I'll be sitting here without a morsel of fire , or a bite or sup in the place , or a bit of bacca , ( she smoked , ) well , just then the silly fools will come to have their fortunes told to be sure ; I suppose ...
... poor old widow ? May be I'll be sitting here without a morsel of fire , or a bite or sup in the place , or a bit of bacca , ( she smoked , ) well , just then the silly fools will come to have their fortunes told to be sure ; I suppose ...
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... poor friends upon the subject . I believe this man to be a strictly honest person . He returns to London for a day or two from his peddling tours in the surrounding counties about once in three weeks . The busi- ness is extremely bad ...
... poor friends upon the subject . I believe this man to be a strictly honest person . He returns to London for a day or two from his peddling tours in the surrounding counties about once in three weeks . The busi- ness is extremely bad ...
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... poor old sinner , and I knows , " she said , " my prayers is answered . You may believe me or believe me not , but the other day I was hungry and starving , I hadn't a bit of fire in the place , and I didn't expect my son home for weeks ...
... poor old sinner , and I knows , " she said , " my prayers is answered . You may believe me or believe me not , but the other day I was hungry and starving , I hadn't a bit of fire in the place , and I didn't expect my son home for weeks ...
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