The man without a profession1844 |
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... persons , " as the facetious apothecary of the village used to say , signed by a benevolent Providence for the assistance of embarrassed heroes , distressed heroines , and unprotected orphans of both sexes . " That convenient individual ...
... persons , " as the facetious apothecary of the village used to say , signed by a benevolent Providence for the assistance of embarrassed heroes , distressed heroines , and unprotected orphans of both sexes . " That convenient individual ...
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... person of that worthy individual , had really a father and a mother like common people , the precise social rank of those mysterious personages remained veiled in that poetical obscurity which shrouds from the vulgar apprehension more ...
... person of that worthy individual , had really a father and a mother like common people , the precise social rank of those mysterious personages remained veiled in that poetical obscurity which shrouds from the vulgar apprehension more ...
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... person , an ominous - looking packet , about eight inches long by four wide , and of that swollen and puffy appearance which gave external evidence of being stuffed with an ample mass of little bills . " Ah , ah ! I can guess what this ...
... person , an ominous - looking packet , about eight inches long by four wide , and of that swollen and puffy appearance which gave external evidence of being stuffed with an ample mass of little bills . " Ah , ah ! I can guess what this ...
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... person of Brobdignag , with whom Frank took the present occasion to make his playfellow acquainted ; expatiating largely on his many excellent qualities , and assuring her that he was the most terrible cat- destroyer in the kingdom . He ...
... person of Brobdignag , with whom Frank took the present occasion to make his playfellow acquainted ; expatiating largely on his many excellent qualities , and assuring her that he was the most terrible cat- destroyer in the kingdom . He ...
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... persons sat in the same library in which they were introduced to the reader . The fire burned as cheerfully , and the sun shone as brightly on the snow - clad fields as in olden times , but the aspect of the man was changed . Long ...
... persons sat in the same library in which they were introduced to the reader . The fire burned as cheerfully , and the sun shone as brightly on the snow - clad fields as in olden times , but the aspect of the man was changed . Long ...
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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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