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... brother , to the interpretation of ancient writers ; Madame Pape , whose life was devoted to the happiness and good of children , and whose pupils may be seen in Athens teaching little Greek boys and girls after her own delightful ...
... brother , to the interpretation of ancient writers ; Madame Pape , whose life was devoted to the happiness and good of children , and whose pupils may be seen in Athens teaching little Greek boys and girls after her own delightful ...
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... we want to know , perhaps , about the author of " Tom Jones . " But he had a sister , a gifted and learned sister - who knows any- thing about her ? This Sarah Fielding had great powers as a novel writer , and her brother Preface . xi.
... we want to know , perhaps , about the author of " Tom Jones . " But he had a sister , a gifted and learned sister - who knows any- thing about her ? This Sarah Fielding had great powers as a novel writer , and her brother Preface . xi.
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Matilda Betham-Edwards. great powers as a novel writer , and her brother early recognized them . She was also a good Greek scholar , and wrote a clear , beautiful English style ; in fact , there is little doubt that she was a remarkable ...
Matilda Betham-Edwards. great powers as a novel writer , and her brother early recognized them . She was also a good Greek scholar , and wrote a clear , beautiful English style ; in fact , there is little doubt that she was a remarkable ...
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... brother of the Khedive of Egypt . This voyage was full of pictu- resqueness and poetic charm . The river banks were luxuriant with palm - trees , mimosas , and acacias , peopled with birds of great variety , and monkeys , and the little ...
... brother of the Khedive of Egypt . This voyage was full of pictu- resqueness and poetic charm . The river banks were luxuriant with palm - trees , mimosas , and acacias , peopled with birds of great variety , and monkeys , and the little ...
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... brother , whose life was dearer than her own . Modest , laborious , and uneventful , such a career is ennobled by aspiration and endeavour , and richly coloured by the intensity of inner existence . In the words of her biographer ...
... brother , whose life was dearer than her own . Modest , laborious , and uneventful , such a career is ennobled by aspiration and endeavour , and richly coloured by the intensity of inner existence . In the words of her biographer ...
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