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... in fact — and open- ing the door , as he passed , of a plainly , but com- fortably furnished bedroom , with the brief intima- tion , " Your den , my dear boy ! " ushered me into the drawing — that is , the sitting - room , THE LODGE . 7.
... in fact — and open- ing the door , as he passed , of a plainly , but com- fortably furnished bedroom , with the brief intima- tion , " Your den , my dear boy ! " ushered me into the drawing — that is , the sitting - room , THE LODGE . 7.
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... tion . " This way , yer ' onner ! " shouted Larry ; " it's bad ground you're coming on - this way . " Certainly it did not appear so ; on the contrary , the path I had chosen rather inclined up - hill , and the ground became firmer as I ...
... tion . " This way , yer ' onner ! " shouted Larry ; " it's bad ground you're coming on - this way . " Certainly it did not appear so ; on the contrary , the path I had chosen rather inclined up - hill , and the ground became firmer as I ...
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... tion of the condition of the priests . The unfor- tunate , as he held it , establishment at Maynooth has , no doubt , sadly lowered the standard of priestly intellect and priestly education ; but he held that keeping aloof from them ...
... tion of the condition of the priests . The unfor- tunate , as he held it , establishment at Maynooth has , no doubt , sadly lowered the standard of priestly intellect and priestly education ; but he held that keeping aloof from them ...
Page 87
... tion ; he cares , in fact , for nothing else in the way of food ; and I do not know but that the sailor's three wishes , recorded by the venerable Joe Miller , * would be pronounced in a like spirit , culminating in " more potatoes ...
... tion ; he cares , in fact , for nothing else in the way of food ; and I do not know but that the sailor's three wishes , recorded by the venerable Joe Miller , * would be pronounced in a like spirit , culminating in " more potatoes ...
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... the sportsman in a state of continued hopeful anticipa- tion . I can hardly , though , think that my friend Tony Bodkin ( Long Tony ) was justified in exercising his powers of invention when the possible sale of a 94 " LONG TONY . "
... the sportsman in a state of continued hopeful anticipa- tion . I can hardly , though , think that my friend Tony Bodkin ( Long Tony ) was justified in exercising his powers of invention when the possible sale of a 94 " LONG TONY . "
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Page 115 - Yet," upon the river; Some jealousy of some one's heir, Some hopes of dying broken-hearted; A miniature, a lock of hair, The usual vows, — and then we parted. We parted: months and years rolled by; We met again four summers after. Our parting was all sob and sigh, — Our meeting was all mirth and laughter; For, in my heart's most secret cell, There had been many other lodgers; And she was not the ball-room's belle, But only Mrs. — Something — Rogers!