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... morning . " With Twelbe Illustrations . LONDON : GRIFFITH AND FARRAN , SUCCESSORS TO NEWBERY AND HARRIS , CORNER OF ST . PAUL'S CHURCHYARD . MDCCCLXVI . 250. m . 250 . BIBL Dedicated ΤΟ ETTA AND AGNES . 7 CONTENTS . CHAP ALMERIA'S CASTLE ;
... morning . " With Twelbe Illustrations . LONDON : GRIFFITH AND FARRAN , SUCCESSORS TO NEWBERY AND HARRIS , CORNER OF ST . PAUL'S CHURCHYARD . MDCCCLXVI . 250. m . 250 . BIBL Dedicated ΤΟ ETTA AND AGNES . 7 CONTENTS . CHAP ALMERIA'S CASTLE ;
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... morning into the Fort to his business , which kept him away all day , so I hardly know what would have become of us without Mrs. Armstrong , though her busy ways and strict notions often fretted a spoilt child such as I was then . It ...
... morning into the Fort to his business , which kept him away all day , so I hardly know what would have become of us without Mrs. Armstrong , though her busy ways and strict notions often fretted a spoilt child such as I was then . It ...
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... mornings and evenings were delightful . The strolls at day - dawn with my father were prolonged till the sun rose above the sea - mists , and the distant mountains on the mainland glowed like living ame- с thysts in the early light ...
... mornings and evenings were delightful . The strolls at day - dawn with my father were prolonged till the sun rose above the sea - mists , and the distant mountains on the mainland glowed like living ame- с thysts in the early light ...
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... morning I mounted the stairs again , followed by my father , and we found Tom polishing his spy - glass and whistling cheerfully . The old sailor touched his hat and welcomed us cordially , and my father thanked him for his kindness to ...
... morning I mounted the stairs again , followed by my father , and we found Tom polishing his spy - glass and whistling cheerfully . The old sailor touched his hat and welcomed us cordially , and my father thanked him for his kindness to ...
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... morning he sometimes took me with him in the hired palanquin , which was his only mode of conveyance , to the cathedral , where , however , the service was read , not chanted , as in cathedrals at Ꭰ home . I was too young to understand ...
... morning he sometimes took me with him in the hired palanquin , which was his only mode of conveyance , to the cathedral , where , however , the service was read , not chanted , as in cathedrals at Ꭰ home . I was too young to understand ...
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