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... kind of little gentry , who , being owners , not farmers , enjoy all the independence of coun- try squires , though they are often nearly as poor as their cottagers ; these call themselves statesmen - the eldest son is sole heir ; and ...
... kind of little gentry , who , being owners , not farmers , enjoy all the independence of coun- try squires , though they are often nearly as poor as their cottagers ; these call themselves statesmen - the eldest son is sole heir ; and ...
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... kind consideration with which her husband was treated by people of real superiority . Lewis , for his part , was delighted : he found himself amongst kindred souls , and felt as if he was now , for the first time , brought into that ...
... kind consideration with which her husband was treated by people of real superiority . Lewis , for his part , was delighted : he found himself amongst kindred souls , and felt as if he was now , for the first time , brought into that ...
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... kind , which amused his mind , and in the midst of his calculations he fell asleep ( having had very little the preceding night ) , nor awoke till the rays of the sun fell warm upon his face , when he arose , and recollecting his ...
... kind , which amused his mind , and in the midst of his calculations he fell asleep ( having had very little the preceding night ) , nor awoke till the rays of the sun fell warm upon his face , when he arose , and recollecting his ...
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... towards the paper . " Give them to that poor hungry boy , " said the gentle- man , directing Ludovico , by a kind look , to receive them . Naturally diffident , the poor boy blushed , and hung THE SON OF A GENIUS . 43.
... towards the paper . " Give them to that poor hungry boy , " said the gentle- man , directing Ludovico , by a kind look , to receive them . Naturally diffident , the poor boy blushed , and hung THE SON OF A GENIUS . 43.
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... kind through his hands , for though in habits of the strictest self - denial , Ludovico . seldom came empty - handed : matters of greater moment had now occupied him , and with an apologizing kiss he passed by her to inquire after his ...
... kind through his hands , for though in habits of the strictest self - denial , Ludovico . seldom came empty - handed : matters of greater moment had now occupied him , and with an apologizing kiss he passed by her to inquire after his ...
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