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... hope . " " You underrate his powers , ma'am ; I am convinced he has really genius , and will some day cut a very great figure in the world ; you must not damp the ardour , or be too severe on the eccentricities , of a mind like his ; he ...
... hope . " " You underrate his powers , ma'am ; I am convinced he has really genius , and will some day cut a very great figure in the world ; you must not damp the ardour , or be too severe on the eccentricities , of a mind like his ; he ...
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... hope of better times , and by every method of the most self - denying economy to delay the approach of want . As , however , it was impossible to avoid running in debt for mere necessaries , her anxiety became more distressing ; and her ...
... hope of better times , and by every method of the most self - denying economy to delay the approach of want . As , however , it was impossible to avoid running in debt for mere necessaries , her anxiety became more distressing ; and her ...
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... hope that he was yet capable of assisting and comfort- ing his mother solaced his mind ; and in a long and ardent prayer , he poured out his heart to Him that " de- spiseth not the day of small things ; " after which he sunk into a ...
... hope that he was yet capable of assisting and comfort- ing his mother solaced his mind ; and in a long and ardent prayer , he poured out his heart to Him that " de- spiseth not the day of small things ; " after which he sunk into a ...
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... hope , sir , -I beg , sir , you will sell them , and let the money help to take my father out of prison . " " And who told you to do this ? " " Nobody told me ; but I know my mother will not be angry , for she is always unhappy about ...
... hope , sir , -I beg , sir , you will sell them , and let the money help to take my father out of prison . " " And who told you to do this ? " " Nobody told me ; but I know my mother will not be angry , for she is always unhappy about ...
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... hope , I believe , —that is , if my mother thinks it right - I can , yes , indeed I can take you out of this terrible place . " He then recounted briefly his agreement with the tailor , the success he had met with , the money he had ...
... hope , I believe , —that is , if my mother thinks it right - I can , yes , indeed I can take you out of this terrible place . " He then recounted briefly his agreement with the tailor , the success he had met with , the money he had ...
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