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... kettle boiling , and the house put in order to hand , as a reward for her unremitting attention to her duties , whilst the idle and careless were punished by having their household goods and chattels scattered vi PREFACE .
... kettle boiling , and the house put in order to hand , as a reward for her unremitting attention to her duties , whilst the idle and careless were punished by having their household goods and chattels scattered vi PREFACE .
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... idle one ? Or , who ever doubted the satis- factory reward to the generous and good , and the exemplary punishment of the roguish and hard- hearted ? But , alas ! when the people increased , they crowded the silent glens and beautiful ...
... idle one ? Or , who ever doubted the satis- factory reward to the generous and good , and the exemplary punishment of the roguish and hard- hearted ? But , alas ! when the people increased , they crowded the silent glens and beautiful ...
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... idle and vain as she is beautiful , ( and beautiful I know she is , as I have her portrait with me , and cannot believe that such a fair form can be without a soul ) ; I have resolved to see her with my own eyes , and judge for myself ...
... idle and vain as she is beautiful , ( and beautiful I know she is , as I have her portrait with me , and cannot believe that such a fair form can be without a soul ) ; I have resolved to see her with my own eyes , and judge for myself ...
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... - ing him from one to the other , in idle sport . To rush to his rescue was his first impulse , but he could not do so without risking detection ; he , therefore , called some stout country lads to him , 62 TALES OF MAGIC AND MEANING .
... - ing him from one to the other , in idle sport . To rush to his rescue was his first impulse , but he could not do so without risking detection ; he , therefore , called some stout country lads to him , 62 TALES OF MAGIC AND MEANING .
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... idle . Although but a little child , he was big enough to go with his father and assist him to bind the wood that he felled ; but he always cried to stay at home , and lie upon some sunny bank , where he could indulge in the full luxury ...
... idle . Although but a little child , he was big enough to go with his father and assist him to bind the wood that he felled ; but he always cried to stay at home , and lie upon some sunny bank , where he could indulge in the full luxury ...
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