The Recollections of Geoffry HamlynMacmillan and Company, 1860 - 433 pages |
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... dear ! " — this last was addressed to a figure which was now seen approaching us up a long vista of trellised vines ... dear , " said the major ; " Hamlyn is going to read aloud some manuscript to us . " " That will be very delightful ...
... dear ! " — this last was addressed to a figure which was now seen approaching us up a long vista of trellised vines ... dear , " said the major ; " Hamlyn is going to read aloud some manuscript to us . " " That will be very delightful ...
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... have you for a few short months ? " 66 " Listen to me , dear wife , " he replied . " All the Peninsular men are volunteering , and I must not be among the last , for every man is wanted now . the craven king has and GEOFFRY HAMLYN . 9.
... have you for a few short months ? " 66 " Listen to me , dear wife , " he replied . " All the Peninsular men are volunteering , and I must not be among the last , for every man is wanted now . the craven king has and GEOFFRY HAMLYN . 9.
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Henry Kingsley. " A great victory , my dear , " said the man , mistaking her for one of the servants . " Your master is all right . There's a letter from him inside this one . " " And I daresay , " Mrs. Buckley used to add , when she ...
Henry Kingsley. " A great victory , my dear , " said the man , mistaking her for one of the servants . " Your master is all right . There's a letter from him inside this one . " " And I daresay , " Mrs. Buckley used to add , when she ...
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... dear friend , Hamlyn , too . What a loss he'll be to our little society , so sociable and affable as he always is to us poor farmers ' sons . You'll find it lonely there though . You should get a wife to take with you . Oh , yes , I ...
... dear friend , Hamlyn , too . What a loss he'll be to our little society , so sociable and affable as he always is to us poor farmers ' sons . You'll find it lonely there though . You should get a wife to take with you . Oh , yes , I ...
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... dear ? " " I want you out for a walk , Auntie ; so come along . " 66 Certainly , my love . Brother , have you got your thick kerchief in your pocket ? " " No , " said the Vicar , " I have not , and I don't mean to have . " Commencement ...
... dear ? " " I want you out for a walk , Auntie ; so come along . " 66 Certainly , my love . Brother , have you got your thick kerchief in your pocket ? " " No , " said the Vicar , " I have not , and I don't mean to have . " Commencement ...
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