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... mind , It is not of thyself that I would hear , But of this child . " THE LORD AND THE SERVING - MAN . In the winter of 1803 , a lady and gentleman sat by a cheerful fire in the old - fashioned library of a country house . The gentleman ...
... mind , It is not of thyself that I would hear , But of this child . " THE LORD AND THE SERVING - MAN . In the winter of 1803 , a lady and gentleman sat by a cheerful fire in the old - fashioned library of a country house . The gentleman ...
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... victuals as well as tracts and hymn books . " " It's not that I mind setting up a psalm or two now and then , " was used to say Tom Hodges , a disabled veteran , with one arm and nearly a whole leg , and who was one of 14 THE MAN.
... victuals as well as tracts and hymn books . " " It's not that I mind setting up a psalm or two now and then , " was used to say Tom Hodges , a disabled veteran , with one arm and nearly a whole leg , and who was one of 14 THE MAN.
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... mind that now . " " And then , " added Frank , " there's jack- halting . " " Jack - halting ! What's that ? " " Why , don't you know ? You go out with a long pole - I've got one with me - I'll go and fetch it . " " No need of that ...
... mind that now . " " And then , " added Frank , " there's jack- halting . " " Jack - halting ! What's that ? " " Why , don't you know ? You go out with a long pole - I've got one with me - I'll go and fetch it . " " No need of that ...
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... mind at the time , with an anxiety and determination un- usual with him . On this occasion , although she plainly perceived that she had touched on some chord which had given sharp and sudden pain , she had no suspicion of the true ...
... mind at the time , with an anxiety and determination un- usual with him . On this occasion , although she plainly perceived that she had touched on some chord which had given sharp and sudden pain , she had no suspicion of the true ...
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... mind and per- son as older than he really is . But , of course , I see how attached he is to Clara Lesley , and perhaps it annoys you to suppose that he might throw himself away upon a poor curate's daughter ; not but that she's a nice ...
... mind and per- son as older than he really is . But , of course , I see how attached he is to Clara Lesley , and perhaps it annoys you to suppose that he might throw himself away upon a poor curate's daughter ; not but that she's a nice ...
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acquaintance affairs apothecary arrived asked attention barrister Brazilian girl Brazils clergyman Colonel Yelloley Constanza countenance course Coverley Hall Coverley's daughter dear boy dear Clara door Drudge editor Eton eyes father favour fear feel felt fortune Frank Coverley French language gentleman girl give gout Gray's Inn hand head heart hope Huntham Latin leave letter literary London look Lord Louisa maid matter Matthew Carl means ment mind Miss Carlton Miss Lesley morning mother never newspaper observed occasion once opportunity OTLEY painful paper Parr perhaps person Playfair political poor Portuguese pounds present priest profession replied returned Sambo seemed shew Sir Matthew Carlton Skinnom smile sorrow sort speak stranger Sunderland suppose sure talk tell there's thing thought tion Tom Hodges took Wideacre wife word write young lady
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Сторінка 165 - ... 1844 novel The Man Without a Profession, an experienced London journalist, Mr. Seedy, gives a young novelist advice about the publishing industry: the sale of a work depends not on the merits of the book, but on the personal reputation of the author ... so that an author must write several works . . . before his name becomes popular. Then, when his name is up, he may for some time sell anything that is not positively and glaringly bad . . . When the name of an author is well up, he can obtain...