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... turned to greet them with a sunny smile . And May thoroughly enjoyed her evening , danced every dance , thought each of her partners more charming than the preceding one , and there being " safety in a multitude " of admirers- as well ...
... turned to greet them with a sunny smile . And May thoroughly enjoyed her evening , danced every dance , thought each of her partners more charming than the preceding one , and there being " safety in a multitude " of admirers- as well ...
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... turned to the lists published by the Relief Committee , and read him the totals of the sums collected - over which Will gloated as though he had been a veritable miser , albeit in a somewhat different spirit . There were lots of ...
... turned to the lists published by the Relief Committee , and read him the totals of the sums collected - over which Will gloated as though he had been a veritable miser , albeit in a somewhat different spirit . There were lots of ...
Page 105
... turning over a folio of engravings close by . " She can teach all kinds of people , " May went on , disregarding the interruption ; " and she has her house besieged from morning till night with the poor who come to her for advice and ...
... turning over a folio of engravings close by . " She can teach all kinds of people , " May went on , disregarding the interruption ; " and she has her house besieged from morning till night with the poor who come to her for advice and ...
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... turned into a nineteenth century belle , and that the becoming must be sacrificed to the severity of Truth . After this Miss St. Clair began to think Tableaux were a mistake , and that a fancy ball would be more in her line . May was ...
... turned into a nineteenth century belle , and that the becoming must be sacrificed to the severity of Truth . After this Miss St. Clair began to think Tableaux were a mistake , and that a fancy ball would be more in her line . May was ...
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... turned out to be a celebrated R.A. May tried to imagine how Iphigenia must have felt and looked , and I suppose she suc- ceeded pretty well , for the R.A. only made a few trifling suggestions , and Mr. Despenser thanked her afterwards ...
... turned out to be a celebrated R.A. May tried to imagine how Iphigenia must have felt and looked , and I suppose she suc- ceeded pretty well , for the R.A. only made a few trifling suggestions , and Mr. Despenser thanked her afterwards ...
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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.
Page 23 - Little Lessons for Little Learners, in Words of One Syllable. By Mrs. BARWELL.
Page 23 - Written and Illustrated by THOMAS HOOD. Spectropia, or SURPRISING SPECTRAL ILLUSIONS, showing Ghosts everywhere, and of any colour. By JH BROWN. Upside Down : a Series of Amusing Pictures from Sketches by the late W.