Cornertown Chronicles: New Legends of Old Lore. [With Illustrations.]Griffith and Farran, 1880 - 256 pages |
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... eye - cities and towns , villa residences and railway stations , they utterly abhorred ; in fact they had not been seen in the great world for centuries , as you can no doubt all testify , but Cornertown having been somehow over- looked ...
... eye - cities and towns , villa residences and railway stations , they utterly abhorred ; in fact they had not been seen in the great world for centuries , as you can no doubt all testify , but Cornertown having been somehow over- looked ...
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... eyes on the roofs of the houses in Meadow Street , to imagine she was up among the swallows . Roofs of houses are such pleasant places , Netta thought . She knew all the roofs in Cornertown by heart . Some were steep and rugged , full ...
... eyes on the roofs of the houses in Meadow Street , to imagine she was up among the swallows . Roofs of houses are such pleasant places , Netta thought . She knew all the roofs in Cornertown by heart . Some were steep and rugged , full ...
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... all with- out holding any communication with the inhabi- tants . But Netta's eyes were so clear that they needed neither speech nor intercourse to tell her B the meaning of what she saw ; and she saw THE GOLDEN WEDDING , & C . 17.
... all with- out holding any communication with the inhabi- tants . But Netta's eyes were so clear that they needed neither speech nor intercourse to tell her B the meaning of what she saw ; and she saw THE GOLDEN WEDDING , & C . 17.
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... eyes , the sacred mysteries of human nature , and making them subjects for jokes , whispers , and tea- table talk , with those who are not worthy to read them . Remember this , all little maidens who read about Netta's studies in human ...
... eyes , the sacred mysteries of human nature , and making them subjects for jokes , whispers , and tea- table talk , with those who are not worthy to read them . Remember this , all little maidens who read about Netta's studies in human ...
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... eye of the little old maid , she nodded and smiled as before . " I wonder whether she has a story to tell , " said Netta , as she turned away and went into the house . Now you must know that in a very few days there was to be a wedding ...
... eye of the little old maid , she nodded and smiled as before . " I wonder whether she has a story to tell , " said Netta , as she turned away and went into the house . Now you must know that in a very few days there was to be a wedding ...
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