All the Year RoundChapman and Hall, 1889 |
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... hear or see , may produce so vivid a cerebral impression as to stimulate the eyes and ears , or the organs of the brain with which they are connected , until we do see objects and hear sounds just as if we were awake . If the muscles ...
... hear or see , may produce so vivid a cerebral impression as to stimulate the eyes and ears , or the organs of the brain with which they are connected , until we do see objects and hear sounds just as if we were awake . If the muscles ...
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... hear the regular breathing of his companion as he sat sleeping peacefully , and a grim smile of satisfaction passed across his wild and haggard face . Silently and stealthily he crawled clear of the table , and then stood up erect on ...
... hear the regular breathing of his companion as he sat sleeping peacefully , and a grim smile of satisfaction passed across his wild and haggard face . Silently and stealthily he crawled clear of the table , and then stood up erect on ...
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... hear anything but the roaring of the tormented waters and the howling and thundering of the wind . At first the brig reeled and bent before it ; then she rose up , and , like a furious steed , dashed on frantically in the wake of the ...
... hear anything but the roaring of the tormented waters and the howling and thundering of the wind . At first the brig reeled and bent before it ; then she rose up , and , like a furious steed , dashed on frantically in the wake of the ...
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... hear a wild burst of weeping from within- The hot July sun is streaming down every where , trying its best , or so it seems , to brighten even the gloom of the gloomy prison . The warder's canary , delighted with this jocund shining ...
... hear a wild burst of weeping from within- The hot July sun is streaming down every where , trying its best , or so it seems , to brighten even the gloom of the gloomy prison . The warder's canary , delighted with this jocund shining ...
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... hear me say I was tired of doing nothing , sir , " he con- tinued , addressing the Rector , " but it is a fact . What is more , my profession is chosen , and I intend to stick to it for better or worse . " " Do I understand that you ...
... hear me say I was tired of doing nothing , sir , " he con- tinued , addressing the Rector , " but it is a fact . What is more , my profession is chosen , and I intend to stick to it for better or worse . " " Do I understand that you ...
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