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... OLD STORIES RE - TOLD BY WALTER THORNBURY AUTHOR OF TALES FOR THE MARINES , " ETC. A NEW EDITION DEC 1879 BODLEIANA London CHATTO AND WINDUS , PICCADILLY ༡༩༡༢ k . 183 . PRINTED AT THE CAXTON PRESS , BECCLES . PREFACE .
... OLD STORIES RE - TOLD BY WALTER THORNBURY AUTHOR OF TALES FOR THE MARINES , " ETC. A NEW EDITION DEC 1879 BODLEIANA London CHATTO AND WINDUS , PICCADILLY ༡༩༡༢ k . 183 . PRINTED AT THE CAXTON PRESS , BECCLES . PREFACE .
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... London Bridge , he might satisfy his inten- tions . While they were walking near St. Agnes ' Church , a woman in extreme misery , with twins in her lap , sat begging ; and as he and his intended lady were arm - in - arm , he beheld the ...
... London Bridge , he might satisfy his inten- tions . While they were walking near St. Agnes ' Church , a woman in extreme misery , with twins in her lap , sat begging ; and as he and his intended lady were arm - in - arm , he beheld the ...
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... London captain , coming by , was struck with the sordid object , came up to me , and , in a very compassionate manner , asked me if I was sensible of any friend upon the island of whom I could obtain relief . He likewise asked me to ...
... London captain , coming by , was struck with the sordid object , came up to me , and , in a very compassionate manner , asked me if I was sensible of any friend upon the island of whom I could obtain relief . He likewise asked me to ...
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... London , and turned clerk to a coal and timber merchant at the back of Beaufort Buildings , and after that book - keeper to a bricklayer in Watling Street . It was at this crisis of his fortunes that what he considered THE LIFE OF A ...
... London , and turned clerk to a coal and timber merchant at the back of Beaufort Buildings , and after that book - keeper to a bricklayer in Watling Street . It was at this crisis of his fortunes that what he considered THE LIFE OF A ...
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... London ; in short , the whole scene resembled a noisy fair , rather than an awful execution . " Just after the bodies had been cut down , a party of sailors arrived , armed with truncheons , and inquired of one of the few remaining ...
... London ; in short , the whole scene resembled a noisy fair , rather than an awful execution . " Just after the bodies had been cut down , a party of sailors arrived , armed with truncheons , and inquired of one of the few remaining ...
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