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... called to participate her mother's duties in her household department , she had gained as much knowledge of the rudiments of education as was necessary to give her a taste for improvement , which never fails to lead youth into such a ...
... called to participate her mother's duties in her household department , she had gained as much knowledge of the rudiments of education as was necessary to give her a taste for improvement , which never fails to lead youth into such a ...
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... called upon ( as every man is , more or less ) to obey the will of others , and submit to certain privations , for certain rewards . But the desultory life he had so long led , his habit of placing genius at the helm 18 THE SON OF A GENIUS.
... called upon ( as every man is , more or less ) to obey the will of others , and submit to certain privations , for certain rewards . But the desultory life he had so long led , his habit of placing genius at the helm 18 THE SON OF A GENIUS.
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... called taste , and united with this perseverance , it produced that superiority which became genius . Do you understand me , my dear ? " " Perfectly , mother ; for I remember when Raphael was making a kite , he could not do it at all ...
... called taste , and united with this perseverance , it produced that superiority which became genius . Do you understand me , my dear ? " " Perfectly , mother ; for I remember when Raphael was making a kite , he could not do it at all ...
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... called them cruel creditors , and hard - hearted wretches , you know . " " Your father was then in a state of severe affliction , and , in his apprehension of that misfortune which has actually happened , he spoke with more asperity ...
... called them cruel creditors , and hard - hearted wretches , you know . " " Your father was then in a state of severe affliction , and , in his apprehension of that misfortune which has actually happened , he spoke with more asperity ...
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... called him encouragingly , and put them into his hand , expecting to see him devour them . He was thanked by a look of the most lively gratitude he had ever witnessed ; but to his surprise , the boy , folding up his treasure , darted up ...
... called him encouragingly , and put them into his hand , expecting to see him devour them . He was thanked by a look of the most lively gratitude he had ever witnessed ; but to his surprise , the boy , folding up his treasure , darted up ...
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