A month in Mayo. With miscellaneous papers1876 |
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... appearance . He was at least six feet two in his socks , and his attire , a flowered dressing - gown reaching down to his ankles , made him look even taller than he was ; his age some fifty , " or by'r Lady , three score , " but hale ...
... appearance . He was at least six feet two in his socks , and his attire , a flowered dressing - gown reaching down to his ankles , made him look even taller than he was ; his age some fifty , " or by'r Lady , three score , " but hale ...
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... appearance of grace and activity which every motion betokened , She was gathering parsley , and she held a bunch of that " crisp , curly herb " in one hand , as she frankly held out the other CHAPTER II "THE SMALL STILL"
... appearance of grace and activity which every motion betokened , She was gathering parsley , and she held a bunch of that " crisp , curly herb " in one hand , as she frankly held out the other CHAPTER II "THE SMALL STILL"
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... appearance ; the surrounding surface is wet , nay , floating in water , yet the latent fire seems to struggle gallantly with its natural enemy , and , judging from the deposit of white ashes around , must have struggled for many a day ...
... appearance ; the surrounding surface is wet , nay , floating in water , yet the latent fire seems to struggle gallantly with its natural enemy , and , judging from the deposit of white ashes around , must have struggled for many a day ...
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... appearance of a too - secluded tête - à - tête , she brought him , as it were , forward , by the offer of a substantial ham - sandwich . " I cannot ate it at all , Miss Honor ; sure it's Friday . " " Oh , I forgot ; well , you can eat ...
... appearance of a too - secluded tête - à - tête , she brought him , as it were , forward , by the offer of a substantial ham - sandwich . " I cannot ate it at all , Miss Honor ; sure it's Friday . " " Oh , I forgot ; well , you can eat ...
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... appearance of an animal in my life ; the lurid fire in his eye was quenched as completely as that in a red - hot cinder would have been under similar circumstances ; he looked terri- fied , cowed , almost pitiable ; but there was no ...
... appearance of an animal in my life ; the lurid fire in his eye was quenched as completely as that in a red - hot cinder would have been under similar circumstances ; he looked terri- fied , cowed , almost pitiable ; but there was no ...
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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!