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... Shorebury . She could read well , do any sum in simple addition , and knew the multipli- cation table " backards and forrads , " as her humble admirers said , —and was the neatest hand at needlework in the parish . In those primitive ...
... Shorebury . She could read well , do any sum in simple addition , and knew the multipli- cation table " backards and forrads , " as her humble admirers said , —and was the neatest hand at needlework in the parish . In those primitive ...
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... Shorebury , who were placed under the rule of Dame Simcoe , indulged in various sarcastic reflections on her interpretation of their daily portion of it , and seemed to look upon it as an offensive and untrue jest . As for the kitchen ...
... Shorebury , who were placed under the rule of Dame Simcoe , indulged in various sarcastic reflections on her interpretation of their daily portion of it , and seemed to look upon it as an offensive and untrue jest . As for the kitchen ...
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... Shorebury boys and girls , with that spirit of levity which seems to have pervaded all ages of the world , of course turned him into great derision accordingly , and named him " Shiners , " at once : " Shiner , " in Shorebury parlance ...
... Shorebury boys and girls , with that spirit of levity which seems to have pervaded all ages of the world , of course turned him into great derision accordingly , and named him " Shiners , " at once : " Shiner , " in Shorebury parlance ...
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... Shorebury damsel , who was used to " winter and rough weather . " In fact she was congratulating herself , in a quiet way , on being in a spot sheltered from spray and wind , when it occurred to her that the noise of the waves was some ...
... Shorebury damsel , who was used to " winter and rough weather . " In fact she was congratulating herself , in a quiet way , on being in a spot sheltered from spray and wind , when it occurred to her that the noise of the waves was some ...
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... Shorebury . But these earnings were , from their very nature , of a somewhat uncertain sort . For weeks , per- haps , old Twaddle would be idly roaming about the cliffs , glass in hand , in the vain hope of espying some craft in want of ...
... Shorebury . But these earnings were , from their very nature , of a somewhat uncertain sort . For weeks , per- haps , old Twaddle would be idly roaming about the cliffs , glass in hand , in the vain hope of espying some craft in want of ...
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