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... note , however , had been hurried , and Willie had not gathered from it the magnitude of the work he was to undertake or the length of time it must necessarily consume . His father had not been dead many months , and Willie had ...
... note , however , had been hurried , and Willie had not gathered from it the magnitude of the work he was to undertake or the length of time it must necessarily consume . His father had not been dead many months , and Willie had ...
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... notes of the overture her whole aspect changed , she became the very breathing image of medi- tative inquiry ; with neck and head inclined forward , brow almost lowering , lips compressed , she seemed to be seeking in the phrases of the ...
... notes of the overture her whole aspect changed , she became the very breathing image of medi- tative inquiry ; with neck and head inclined forward , brow almost lowering , lips compressed , she seemed to be seeking in the phrases of the ...
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... notes , loud , liquid , and mellow , rang out into the starlit night ; her spirit , as that of a Pythoness , seemed wrapped in her melodious song ; she knew not of the crowd that stood breathless and wondering beneath . On she sang ...
... notes , loud , liquid , and mellow , rang out into the starlit night ; her spirit , as that of a Pythoness , seemed wrapped in her melodious song ; she knew not of the crowd that stood breathless and wondering beneath . On she sang ...
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... notes of a reed pipe . ' 66 " I am not the man to dispute that point at all events , though I might be tempted to uphold my art above all others , if it were but for the sake of the lizards which it will draw forth sometimes upon ...
... notes of a reed pipe . ' 66 " I am not the man to dispute that point at all events , though I might be tempted to uphold my art above all others , if it were but for the sake of the lizards which it will draw forth sometimes upon ...
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... note in napoleons or florins- napoleons must lose a few zwanzigers on exchange just now . Was that exact ? Well then , nine o'clock , yes ! al piacere , good morning . And his lordship regained his gondola , not a little satisfied at ...
... note in napoleons or florins- napoleons must lose a few zwanzigers on exchange just now . Was that exact ? Well then , nine o'clock , yes ! al piacere , good morning . And his lordship regained his gondola , not a little satisfied at ...
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Page 76 - They that go down to the sea in ships : and occupy their business in great waters ; These men see the works of the Lord : and his wonders in the deep. For at his word the stormy wind ariseth : which lifteth up the waves thereof.
Page 280 - But though he refused to talk of it to the butler, and though it was some time before he could make up his mind to talk of it at all, he could not refrain himself, and at last let Clara know herself the impression her music had made on him. " I would gi