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... suppose , would be something like half the Bodleian , if such a reading machine had a maintaining power , and did not stop while winding up . The morning I started there was such a hurry and preparation not to be too late , that the ...
... suppose , would be something like half the Bodleian , if such a reading machine had a maintaining power , and did not stop while winding up . The morning I started there was such a hurry and preparation not to be too late , that the ...
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... suppose a youth enters a pro- fession . We need hardly suppose the case of the four collegiate years being spent under a tutor at home . This is rarely or never attempted ; and should it be , of what style and character is this tutor ...
... suppose a youth enters a pro- fession . We need hardly suppose the case of the four collegiate years being spent under a tutor at home . This is rarely or never attempted ; and should it be , of what style and character is this tutor ...
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... Suppose if we three try , by the last day of term , who can throw most light on the Peloponnesian War . Whitbread can take the critical , I the historical part , and you general information from modern writers . " " " Bless me , " said ...
... Suppose if we three try , by the last day of term , who can throw most light on the Peloponnesian War . Whitbread can take the critical , I the historical part , and you general information from modern writers . " " " Bless me , " said ...
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... suppose you know what it is about . ' Blackly looks at his toes , half opens his mouth , but says nothing . ' I have three lists before me , Mr. Blackly : one is my lecture list ; another the chapel list ; and the third the porter's ...
... suppose you know what it is about . ' Blackly looks at his toes , half opens his mouth , but says nothing . ' I have three lists before me , Mr. Blackly : one is my lecture list ; another the chapel list ; and the third the porter's ...
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... Suppose , for instance , at a supper party such mad fel- lows should all resolve to pass the bottle fast and fill all round , ' and you did not feel disposed to get as drunk as the rest . The key might be taken from the door , and you ...
... Suppose , for instance , at a supper party such mad fel- lows should all resolve to pass the bottle fast and fill all round , ' and you did not feel disposed to get as drunk as the rest . The key might be taken from the door , and you ...
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