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... asked one of the youngest pupils in Miss E.'s school , in rather a disconso- late tone of voice ; " all the big ones are going , I do believe , and we shall not know what to do with ourselves . I always get tired of reading long before ...
... asked one of the youngest pupils in Miss E.'s school , in rather a disconso- late tone of voice ; " all the big ones are going , I do believe , and we shall not know what to do with ourselves . I always get tired of reading long before ...
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... asked little Mary . " No , I believe he was quite young when he wrote it ; and as he understood music , and was very fond of it , he soon set his verses to a tune , and he used to sing them to his lute every morn- ing before he put on ...
... asked little Mary . " No , I believe he was quite young when he wrote it ; and as he understood music , and was very fond of it , he soon set his verses to a tune , and he used to sing them to his lute every morn- ing before he put on ...
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... asked Anna . 66 Yes , but I think it means more than mere talking conversation . The word conversation ' is sometimes used to signify not merely speak- ing with others , but all our intercourse with them — all our behaviour and way of ...
... asked Anna . 66 Yes , but I think it means more than mere talking conversation . The word conversation ' is sometimes used to signify not merely speak- ing with others , but all our intercourse with them — all our behaviour and way of ...
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... asked you if Bishop Ken was old when he wrote this hymn , it was because I was thinking of this verse , in which he says , " That I , like you , my age may spend . " " Oh , you misunderstand that word , dear little Mary . An age means a ...
... asked you if Bishop Ken was old when he wrote this hymn , it was because I was thinking of this verse , in which he says , " That I , like you , my age may spend . " " Oh , you misunderstand that word , dear little Mary . An age means a ...
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... asked Bertha , on the succeeding Sunday . " By all means , if you like , " answered Sophia ; " but first I should like to tell you something I have been thinking of , which we did not suffi- ciently notice in looking over the Morning ...
... asked Bertha , on the succeeding Sunday . " By all means , if you like , " answered Sophia ; " but first I should like to tell you something I have been thinking of , which we did not suffi- ciently notice in looking over the Morning ...
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