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... young , and certainly not handsome . The nose was very long , the eyes were very small , but the mouth could some- times smile graciously and sweetly . The dress this figure wore was always black , and on its head was a sort of cap made ...
... young , and certainly not handsome . The nose was very long , the eyes were very small , but the mouth could some- times smile graciously and sweetly . The dress this figure wore was always black , and on its head was a sort of cap made ...
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... young day was de- lightfully fresh and cool . I thought I should never be tired of watching the boats come and go , and old Tom had already contrived a seat for me whence I could see the whole harbour , with its many masts , and its ...
... young day was de- lightfully fresh and cool . I thought I should never be tired of watching the boats come and go , and old Tom had already contrived a seat for me whence I could see the whole harbour , with its many masts , and its ...
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... 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 much of THE LIGHTHOUSE . 33.
... 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 much of THE LIGHTHOUSE . 33.
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Henrietta Lushington. home . I was too young to understand much of what I heard , and I am afraid I looked about me most part of the time I was there . The marble monuments were a study for me , and I looked with curiosity at the pews ...
Henrietta Lushington. home . I was too young to understand much of what I heard , and I am afraid I looked about me most part of the time I was there . The marble monuments were a study for me , and I looked with curiosity at the pews ...
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... young leaf at the end of each bough folded in a sheath of rose colour , a few palms , joining their great fans overhead , and here and there a hibiscus with blossoms of crimson or yellow ; and beyond all , near the road that wound ...
... young leaf at the end of each bough folded in a sheath of rose colour , a few palms , joining their great fans overhead , and here and there a hibiscus with blossoms of crimson or yellow ; and beyond all , near the road that wound ...
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