College Days at Oxford, Or, Wilton of CuthbertsGriffith and Farran, 1880 - 377 pages |
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... missed the leap , and pipped over , pitching Tom over her ears . He was on his legs , and on Chance's back again in half no time , but Sheringham was already past the post . " " Who was the fellow ? " asked Wilton . " He ought to have ...
... missed the leap , and pipped over , pitching Tom over her ears . He was on his legs , and on Chance's back again in half no time , but Sheringham was already past the post . " " Who was the fellow ? " asked Wilton . " He ought to have ...
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... missed his lectures , and if he did not bestow much time on preparing them , that was mainly because he was already sufficiently acquainted with the books read at them to satisfy all that the tutors required of him . He was not reading ...
... missed his lectures , and if he did not bestow much time on preparing them , that was mainly because he was already sufficiently acquainted with the books read at them to satisfy all that the tutors required of him . He was not reading ...
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... missed it ; had got a doctor's cap and gown , and ten thousand florins a year without Greek ; eat heartily without Greek ; and , in short , did not believe that there was any good in Greek . " The Rev. Septimus , on the contrary , had ...
... missed it ; had got a doctor's cap and gown , and ten thousand florins a year without Greek ; eat heartily without Greek ; and , in short , did not believe that there was any good in Greek . " The Rev. Septimus , on the contrary , had ...
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... Miss Helen , who was then just old enough to go out and teach reading and summing . I am afraid Miss Osborne had a bad time of it . Mrs. Swinburn was an atrociously vulgar woman , dispensing with her ' h's , ' and uncertain even as to ...
... Miss Helen , who was then just old enough to go out and teach reading and summing . I am afraid Miss Osborne had a bad time of it . Mrs. Swinburn was an atrociously vulgar woman , dispensing with her ' h's , ' and uncertain even as to ...
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... Miss Helen in the passage , as she was coming in for her morning's work . As I told you before , he thought her very handsome , and inquired who she was . On learning that she came every day to the house , he contrived to thrust himself ...
... Miss Helen in the passage , as she was coming in for her morning's work . As I told you before , he thought her very handsome , and inquired who she was . On learning that she came every day to the house , he contrived to thrust himself ...
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