The Early Dawn: Or, Stories to Think About. By a Country Clergyman |
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... light , watery portions into steam or vapor , so that as it becomes thickened , the crystals of sugar are formed . But though looking so clear and pure , in reality it is not so ; and the first thing to be done when it is put into the ...
... light , watery portions into steam or vapor , so that as it becomes thickened , the crystals of sugar are formed . But though looking so clear and pure , in reality it is not so ; and the first thing to be done when it is put into the ...
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... the most , and turn their labor into a means of pleasure . They will have a light heart and a cheerful spirit , and health of body as well as mind . I SHOULDN'T HAVE THOUGHT IT . " DEAR , dear OH ! IT'S SUCH A TROUBLE . 21.
... the most , and turn their labor into a means of pleasure . They will have a light heart and a cheerful spirit , and health of body as well as mind . I SHOULDN'T HAVE THOUGHT IT . " DEAR , dear OH ! IT'S SUCH A TROUBLE . 21.
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... light- hearted , and full of health and spirits , and thought he might do just as he pleased . When he was quite a youth , he had been working on a bright October day , as this may be ; and he became very hot , as you might do by ...
... light- hearted , and full of health and spirits , and thought he might do just as he pleased . When he was quite a youth , he had been working on a bright October day , as this may be ; and he became very hot , as you might do by ...
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... Light sleep , and a good constitution ; neither of them bad things in their way ; so run along . " While we were at dinner the next day , there arose a most fearful thunder - storm . The lightning was more blue and forked than I had ...
... Light sleep , and a good constitution ; neither of them bad things in their way ; so run along . " While we were at dinner the next day , there arose a most fearful thunder - storm . The lightning was more blue and forked than I had ...
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... light and color . He was a man of won- drous knowledge ; and yet the foundation of his greatest works was , that he saw an apple fall from a tree to the ground . It made him reflect ; and it brought him in the end to the true movements ...
... light and color . He was a man of won- drous knowledge ; and yet the foundation of his greatest works was , that he saw an apple fall from a tree to the ground . It made him reflect ; and it brought him in the end to the true movements ...
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