The Listener, Volume 1James Nisbet, 1830 - Education |
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... morning walk - others were spreading forth prints and drawings for the amusement of their friends . Of the younger , some were deeply intent on the intricate puzzle ; of the elder , one was placed at the piano , while another tuned the ...
... morning walk - others were spreading forth prints and drawings for the amusement of their friends . Of the younger , some were deeply intent on the intricate puzzle ; of the elder , one was placed at the piano , while another tuned the ...
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... morning , as a sailor walks the quarter - deck , up and down a short alcove , extending before the windows of a modern house . It was one of those days in June in which our summer hopes take umbrage at what we call un- seasonable ...
... morning , as a sailor walks the quarter - deck , up and down a short alcove , extending before the windows of a modern house . It was one of those days in June in which our summer hopes take umbrage at what we call un- seasonable ...
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... morning passed . It was four o'clock , and the company dispersed to their apartments . I pretend not to know what they did there ; but each one returned between five and six in an altered dress . And then half an hour elapsed , in which ...
... morning passed . It was four o'clock , and the company dispersed to their apartments . I pretend not to know what they did there ; but each one returned between five and six in an altered dress . And then half an hour elapsed , in which ...
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... morning in the garden at an hour when there is little to listen to , except the small twittering of the wakeful lark , the distant footsteps of the cattle , and the coarse voices of their drivers , preparing to go forth to their labour ...
... morning in the garden at an hour when there is little to listen to , except the small twittering of the wakeful lark , the distant footsteps of the cattle , and the coarse voices of their drivers , preparing to go forth to their labour ...
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... morning was very gaily dressed -The Moss - rose drooped its head , overladen with the weight of dew that was upon it , more beautiful in its tears than when opening in full splendour to the mid - day sun . The pale Lily , scentless and ...
... morning was very gaily dressed -The Moss - rose drooped its head , overladen with the weight of dew that was upon it , more beautiful in its tears than when opening in full splendour to the mid - day sun . The pale Lily , scentless and ...
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