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... maidens of tender years , it must be owned that he made a great success at this first meal . How , do you sup- pose ? By providing his visitors with large basins of bread and milk . Think of that . Was there not kindly forethought shown ...
... maidens of tender years , it must be owned that he made a great success at this first meal . How , do you sup- pose ? By providing his visitors with large basins of bread and milk . Think of that . Was there not kindly forethought shown ...
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... maiden after a while , when they were seated . Dot also looked up and awaited her mentor's reply eagerly . He answered slowly and rather mournfully : " " I suppose you may so rightly conjecture it . But to my mind there is a great deal ...
... maiden after a while , when they were seated . Dot also looked up and awaited her mentor's reply eagerly . He answered slowly and rather mournfully : " " I suppose you may so rightly conjecture it . But to my mind there is a great deal ...
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... maidens together . " It is difficult to ascertain it . I have seen a good many seasons come and go , yet never clearly found it out . Of course it is supposed to be the time when most are here , when more is going on than at any If ...
... maidens together . " It is difficult to ascertain it . I have seen a good many seasons come and go , yet never clearly found it out . Of course it is supposed to be the time when most are here , when more is going on than at any If ...
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... maidens ' delight ; and it was pleasant to see how demurely they sat up , one each side of Great - heart . But their busy little tongues were at work all the way with never - ending inquiry , their bright eyes everywhere noting the ...
... maidens ' delight ; and it was pleasant to see how demurely they sat up , one each side of Great - heart . But their busy little tongues were at work all the way with never - ending inquiry , their bright eyes everywhere noting the ...
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... maidens flying out before they wanted , and not in quite decorous fashion either . This was generally when their reckless Jehu either narrowly escaped taking the life of some tardy urchin in the roadway , or when he cleverly avoided ...
... maidens flying out before they wanted , and not in quite decorous fashion either . This was generally when their reckless Jehu either narrowly escaped taking the life of some tardy urchin in the roadway , or when he cleverly avoided ...
Términos y frases comunes
answered arms asked beautiful busy carriages certainly church CITY OF PLEASURE close cloth course cried Croaker crowd Crown 8vo darlings delighted door Dot's doubt dressed excitement exclaimed eyes face fancy fashion Fcap fear flowers front garden gaze glanced Great-heart told hands happy hatchment head heart Hebrew Bible high bailiff hope hour hurry inquired knew lady little Dot Lollards looked Lowther Street luggage maiden mind morning morocco murmured nearly never night nymphets once party passed pleasure plenty poor portmanteaus Presently Punch and Judy quiet rooks round seemed Shetland ponies side sight sister smile soon sorrow sort stood sure talk tell things thought took travellers trees Trixie and Dot Trixie's truly turned waiting walk watched whispered window wonderful words
Pasajes populares
Página 368 - Such songs have power to quiet The restless pulse of care, And come like the benediction That follows after prayer. Then read from the treasured volume The poem of thy choice, And lend to the rhyme of the poet The beauty of thy voice. And the night shall be filled with music, And the cares, that infest the day, Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs, And as silently steal away.
Página 248 - Tis the voice of the sluggard ; I heard him complain, " You have waked me too soon, I must slumber again." As the door on its hinges, so he on his bed, Turns his sides, and his shoulders, and his heavy head. "A little more sleep, and a little more slumber...