Glimpses of Nature, and Objects of Interest Described, During a Visit to the Isle of Wight |
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... PERSONS IN FORMING HABITS OF OBSERVATION . BIR BY MRS . LOUDON , AUTHOR OF " THE LADIES ' COMPANION TO THE FLOWER GARDEN " FACTS FROM THE WORLD OF NATURE , " ETC. Second Edition A WITH ADDITIONS AND FORTY - TWO ILLUSTRATIONS . LONDON ...
... PERSONS IN FORMING HABITS OF OBSERVATION . BIR BY MRS . LOUDON , AUTHOR OF " THE LADIES ' COMPANION TO THE FLOWER GARDEN " FACTS FROM THE WORLD OF NATURE , " ETC. Second Edition A WITH ADDITIONS AND FORTY - TWO ILLUSTRATIONS . LONDON ...
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... person who was performing a task , rather than one who was enjoying a pleasure , Agnes sat , as we have before said , on her swing , apparently quite lost in thought , and , indeed , so absorbed that she started when her mother laid her ...
... person who was performing a task , rather than one who was enjoying a pleasure , Agnes sat , as we have before said , on her swing , apparently quite lost in thought , and , indeed , so absorbed that she started when her mother laid her ...
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... person she addressed ; and whether she did not often say she was glad or sorry to hear some particular piece of news , when she did not , in fact , care much about it . Agnes began to look puzzled , and Mrs. Merton , not liking this ...
... person she addressed ; and whether she did not often say she was glad or sorry to hear some particular piece of news , when she did not , in fact , care much about it . Agnes began to look puzzled , and Mrs. Merton , not liking this ...
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... person . " " I do not wonder that you have not full faith in Sir Bevis , " said Mrs. Merton , smiling ; " but for my ... persons 26 GLIMPSES OF NATURE ; OR ,
... person . " " I do not wonder that you have not full faith in Sir Bevis , " said Mrs. Merton , smiling ; " but for my ... persons 26 GLIMPSES OF NATURE ; OR ,
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... persons who have repaired the gate , at different times ; and I think those of Queen Elizabeth are in the centre . The queer - looking animals that sit below , however , most probably belonged to Sir Bevis , as they appear of the same ...
... persons who have repaired the gate , at different times ; and I think those of Queen Elizabeth are in the centre . The queer - looking animals that sit below , however , most probably belonged to Sir Bevis , as they appear of the same ...
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