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... bright hope , in the remembrance of her sworn crony , brought a ray of light with it . Moses ! he alone would guess where she was , and she was sure he would search for her . She had scarcely dwelt on the consoling thought , when ...
... bright hope , in the remembrance of her sworn crony , brought a ray of light with it . Moses ! he alone would guess where she was , and she was sure he would search for her . She had scarcely dwelt on the consoling thought , when ...
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... bright ribbons were all one dull hue , while the flounces were ripped off the frocks to mend the bodies , leaving unmistakeable lines of fresher colour where they came from . But nothing ever quenched that family ; they were as jovial ...
... bright ribbons were all one dull hue , while the flounces were ripped off the frocks to mend the bodies , leaving unmistakeable lines of fresher colour where they came from . But nothing ever quenched that family ; they were as jovial ...
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... bright black beady eyes , that stood watchful sentinels on either side of her very sharp nose , were not in the least need of any assistance ; but she imagined the glasses looked eminently decorous , and so she mounted them gravely ...
... bright black beady eyes , that stood watchful sentinels on either side of her very sharp nose , were not in the least need of any assistance ; but she imagined the glasses looked eminently decorous , and so she mounted them gravely ...
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... bright sea , glorious alike in its calm , sparkling beauty , when basking and rippling under a clear sun- shine , and when foaming and lashing against its barriers on a night of storm and tempest ! We may long for green fields and ...
... bright sea , glorious alike in its calm , sparkling beauty , when basking and rippling under a clear sun- shine , and when foaming and lashing against its barriers on a night of storm and tempest ! We may long for green fields and ...
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... bright , cheerful sympathy had done him good , and he did not feel quite so cast down about his future prospects as he had when he first started on his walk . " I tell you what I do mean to do , Polly , " said he ; " I shall be obliged ...
... bright , cheerful sympathy had done him good , and he did not feel quite so cast down about his future prospects as he had when he first started on his walk . " I tell you what I do mean to do , Polly , " said he ; " I shall be obliged ...
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