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... knew the histories of all the inhabitants and could call the little children by their names ! It was so pleasant to come down to breakfast in the sunny little parlour . And to stand at the window , drinking in the sweet scents and ...
... knew the histories of all the inhabitants and could call the little children by their names ! It was so pleasant to come down to breakfast in the sunny little parlour . And to stand at the window , drinking in the sweet scents and ...
Page 45
... John and Lady Sinclair are to be there . They knew your poor father in India , and they wish . to see you . Really , it is too provoking . " " Won't my green and white silk do , mamma ? " Certainly not , you look an object in it , VII.
... John and Lady Sinclair are to be there . They knew your poor father in India , and they wish . to see you . Really , it is too provoking . " " Won't my green and white silk do , mamma ? " Certainly not , you look an object in it , VII.
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... could she say ? She knew her mother would expect a definite answer . " I thought we might have a kind of work- ing party , mamma , and that I might read to them , and perhaps we might have some sing- ing A PRACTICAL BEGINNING . 53.
... could she say ? She knew her mother would expect a definite answer . " I thought we might have a kind of work- ing party , mamma , and that I might read to them , and perhaps we might have some sing- ing A PRACTICAL BEGINNING . 53.
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... knew my sister Blanche ? " " Yes , " the vicar remembered her well- " a very estimable young lady ; a great loss to the parish . " " I should like to do some little thing if I could , " May went on . " I am not like Blanche , but I ...
... knew my sister Blanche ? " " Yes , " the vicar remembered her well- " a very estimable young lady ; a great loss to the parish . " " I should like to do some little thing if I could , " May went on . " I am not like Blanche , but I ...
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... knew , some of them , where Rome was , and so May had to produce the maps , and show them Italy , and talk to them about the bright skies , and the blue waters that environ the cradle of the painter's art . Then some questions about the ...
... knew , some of them , where Rome was , and so May had to produce the maps , and show them Italy , and talk to them about the bright skies , and the blue waters that environ the cradle of the painter's art . Then some questions about the ...
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Page 246 - Sweet bird ! thy bower is ever green, Thy sky is ever clear ; Thou hast no sorrow in thy song, No winter in thy year...
Page 14 - By SAMUEL MOSSMAN. Modern British Plutarch (The), or LIVES OF MEN DISTINGUISHED IN THE RECENT HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY FOR THEIR TALENTS, VIRTUES, AND ACHIEVEMENTS. By WC TAYLOR, LL.D.
Page 24 - Whittington and his Cat. Coloured Illustrations, sewed. Young Vocalist (The). A Collection of Twelve Songs, each with an Accompaniment for the Pianoforte. By Mrs. MOUNSEY BARTHOLOMEW.
Page 5 - MASTERPIECES OF ANTIQUE ART. From the celebrated collections in the Vatican, the Louvre, and the British Museum. By STEPHEN THOMPSON, Author of "Old English Homes," -'Old Masters,
Page 29 - Butler's Outline Maps, and Key, or GEOGRAPHICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL EXERCISES ; with a Set of Coloured Outline Maps, designed for the use of Young Persons. By the late WILLIAM BUTLER. Enlarged by the Author's Son, J.
Page 28 - True Stories from Ancient History, chronologically arranged from the Creation of the World to the Death of Charlemagne. Twelfth Edition.
Page 5 - Hurricane Hurry, or THE ADVENTURES OF A NAVAL OFFICER DURING THE AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE.
Page 24 - Home Amusements : a Choice Collection of Riddles, Charades, Conundrums, Parlour Games, and Forfeits. How to Make Dolls' Furniture AND TO FURNISH A DOLL'S HOUSE.
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