The man without a profession1844 |
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... lady and gentleman sat by a cheerful fire in the old - fashioned library of a country house . The gentleman , who had rather a military air , had reached his fortieth year ; the lady , who was still hand- VOL . I. B some , had arrived ...
... lady and gentleman sat by a cheerful fire in the old - fashioned library of a country house . The gentleman , who had rather a military air , had reached his fortieth year ; the lady , who was still hand- VOL . I. B some , had arrived ...
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... lady stood in the relation of husband and wife . It was a splendid morning . The snow , crisped by the frosty air , sparkled on the ground , and the enlivening rays of the sun lighted up the landscape with that sharp and dazzling ...
... lady stood in the relation of husband and wife . It was a splendid morning . The snow , crisped by the frosty air , sparkled on the ground , and the enlivening rays of the sun lighted up the landscape with that sharp and dazzling ...
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... lady to possess herself of that household sceptre of the do- mestic hearth - unlike the struggle usual on such occasions - betokened a resigned submis- siveness which had doubtless been brought about by repeated defeats during a long ...
... lady to possess herself of that household sceptre of the do- mestic hearth - unlike the struggle usual on such occasions - betokened a resigned submis- siveness which had doubtless been brought about by repeated defeats during a long ...
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... cottagers and labourers about them ; and as that excellent lady always ac- companied the tracts , which she was rather fond of distributing , with presents of clothes and money , her visits were ever welcome ; and WITHOUT A PROFESSION . 13.
... cottagers and labourers about them ; and as that excellent lady always ac- companied the tracts , which she was rather fond of distributing , with presents of clothes and money , her visits were ever welcome ; and WITHOUT A PROFESSION . 13.
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Charles Rowcroft. nearly a whole leg , and who was one of that amiable lady's most enthusiastic admirers , " it's not that I mind the drill , but when a poor fellow has no grub , it's blessed hard work singing psalms on an empty stomach ...
Charles Rowcroft. nearly a whole leg , and who was one of that amiable lady's most enthusiastic admirers , " it's not that I mind the drill , but when a poor fellow has no grub , it's blessed hard work singing psalms on an empty stomach ...
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