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... brought and occupied , for each kept pertinaciously to their own , and if " sent down , " carried their chair with them , involving as much noise and movement as in the old game of " change seats , the king's coming . " Moreover , when ...
... brought and occupied , for each kept pertinaciously to their own , and if " sent down , " carried their chair with them , involving as much noise and movement as in the old game of " change seats , the king's coming . " Moreover , when ...
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... 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 Polly's Pupil .
... 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 Polly's Pupil .
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... brought home a trifle of his gains to his mother , she winked at the matter , while affecting openly to disapprove of it . These two , how- ever , were innocent of any deception in their wares ; indeed Moses would have scorned the idea ...
... brought home a trifle of his gains to his mother , she winked at the matter , while affecting openly to disapprove of it . These two , how- ever , were innocent of any deception in their wares ; indeed Moses would have scorned the idea ...
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... brought its tribute of fine weather to Shorebury , and the sea smiled and sparkled in the sunshine , like the most amiable beauty in the world . It rippled and danced on the yellow sand in the most dainty and coquettish way possible ...
... brought its tribute of fine weather to Shorebury , and the sea smiled and sparkled in the sunshine , like the most amiable beauty in the world . It rippled and danced on the yellow sand in the most dainty and coquettish way possible ...
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... brought his offering towards the decorations in the shape of a bunch of the white , shining , silvery - looking pods of the " honesty . " Polly declared this was just the thing to set off the grate , which was polished as bright as ...
... brought his offering towards the decorations in the shape of a bunch of the white , shining , silvery - looking pods of the " honesty . " Polly declared this was just the thing to set off the grate , which was polished as bright as ...
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