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... told Moses he ought to be thankful he had a seat at all , and that he was not obliged to rest his weary limbs by " sitting on his two thumbs ! " A fright- fully vague expression , which quite cowed Moses into patience and submission ...
... told Moses he ought to be thankful he had a seat at all , and that he was not obliged to rest his weary limbs by " sitting on his two thumbs ! " A fright- fully vague expression , which quite cowed Moses into patience and submission ...
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... off at a brisk trot for their old , long forgotten shelter , the pier . When they were comfortably seated , side by side on the sand , he told her of the new prospect that had unexpectedly been opened to him . It seems Polly's Pupil . 41.
... off at a brisk trot for their old , long forgotten shelter , the pier . When they were comfortably seated , side by side on the sand , he told her of the new prospect that had unexpectedly been opened to him . It seems Polly's Pupil . 41.
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... told me with fond pride , she had great hopes " lile Middie wad mak ' an unco ' fine spinner when she was aulder ! " thought of the wise woman described by Solomon as I gazed on the little family clothed so warmly , even if somewhat ...
... told me with fond pride , she had great hopes " lile Middie wad mak ' an unco ' fine spinner when she was aulder ! " thought of the wise woman described by Solomon as I gazed on the little family clothed so warmly , even if somewhat ...
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... told her that they were also going with me , and that I was not at all alarmed at the idea of the journey . " Then you're in guid care , my bonnie young leddy ; and the Lord will be as near to ye on the great sea as on the dry land ...
... told her that they were also going with me , and that I was not at all alarmed at the idea of the journey . " Then you're in guid care , my bonnie young leddy ; and the Lord will be as near to ye on the great sea as on the dry land ...
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... told me he had died peacefully about a year before , and she put into a more homely paraphrase the beautiful words of the poet , - " Nay but the port where my sailor went , And the land where my nestlings be ; There is the home where my ...
... told me he had died peacefully about a year before , and she put into a more homely paraphrase the beautiful words of the poet , - " Nay but the port where my sailor went , And the land where my nestlings be ; There is the home where my ...
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