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... English girls , their dresses ornamented with cherry - coloured ribbons , just then in fashion : the eldest , Catherine , or Kate , as she was called , a brunette , tall and slight , with a somewhat grave and retiring manner , and far ...
... English girls , their dresses ornamented with cherry - coloured ribbons , just then in fashion : the eldest , Catherine , or Kate , as she was called , a brunette , tall and slight , with a somewhat grave and retiring manner , and far ...
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... the old fortified castle that had been identified with nearly all the chief periods of English history , from the time of Isabella and Mortimer , who made it their strong- hold , to that when Cromwell , riding back towards 14 John Deane.
... the old fortified castle that had been identified with nearly all the chief periods of English history , from the time of Isabella and Mortimer , who made it their strong- hold , to that when Cromwell , riding back towards 14 John Deane.
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... English perfectly , having resided with us for some years , since she was compelled by the Popish Government of France to quit her native country . " " Ah , yes ; and I have found a happy and quiet home here , " said the lady . " If ...
... English perfectly , having resided with us for some years , since she was compelled by the Popish Government of France to quit her native country . " " Ah , yes ; and I have found a happy and quiet home here , " said the lady . " If ...
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... English crowded all sail in chase . The wind , however , which was in their favour , began to fall , and , greatly to their disappointment , it became almost a calm . The French- men , however , retained the breeze , and were soon again ...
... English crowded all sail in chase . The wind , however , which was in their favour , began to fall , and , greatly to their disappointment , it became almost a calm . The French- men , however , retained the breeze , and were soon again ...
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... English ship ran alongside her huge antagonist . Her name painted on her stern was the " Fougueux , " and thirty ports were counted on each side . Jack Deane stood at his gun , hauling it in with right good will , and running it out ...
... English ship ran alongside her huge antagonist . Her name painted on her stern was the " Fougueux , " and thirty ports were counted on each side . Jack Deane stood at his gun , hauling it in with right good will , and running it out ...
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