Corner cottage and its inmates; or, Trust in God, Volume 230Griffith and Farran, 1869 - 216 pages |
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... second . But they ran and ran till they were breathless , and were fain to slacken their speed , while their beacon seemed as far off as ever . Their clothes hung dank and cold against their shivering limbs ; they were hungry and weary ...
... second . But they ran and ran till they were breathless , and were fain to slacken their speed , while their beacon seemed as far off as ever . Their clothes hung dank and cold against their shivering limbs ; they were hungry and weary ...
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... second time , and it got to be called the ' Ghost's Lane , ' and was entirely deserted after nightfall . But one day the master of the property going there to ex- amine the condition of some oak - trees , found one with an immense ...
... second time , and it got to be called the ' Ghost's Lane , ' and was entirely deserted after nightfall . But one day the master of the property going there to ex- amine the condition of some oak - trees , found one with an immense ...
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... second mate is a very nice , gentlemanly man . He has always sailed with the captain from a boy ; he is very strong and stout , and is of the same height as the captain . The boatswain is the next in command , as we have no third mate ...
... second mate is a very nice , gentlemanly man . He has always sailed with the captain from a boy ; he is very strong and stout , and is of the same height as the captain . The boatswain is the next in command , as we have no third mate ...
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... second voyage at sea ; he has always lived and worked ashore . He is a young and careless man , but he knows his duty well . He stands five feet seven inches , and has a very large nose , which has been broken four times over ; once he ...
... second voyage at sea ; he has always lived and worked ashore . He is a young and careless man , but he knows his duty well . He stands five feet seven inches , and has a very large nose , which has been broken four times over ; once he ...
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... second day after his arrival brought his photograph , and he looked so well and so happy , so much improved in every respect , that the disappointment was more easily borne now that they had his likeness to comfort them . Every day also ...
... second day after his arrival brought his photograph , and he looked so well and so happy , so much improved in every respect , that the disappointment was more easily borne now that they had his likeness to comfort them . Every day also ...
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