The Cornhill Magazine, Volume 17; Volume 64William Makepeace Thackeray Smith, Elder and Company, 1891 |
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... English- men love . The brown hair , which strayed on to the broad white brow and hung in a heavy loop upon her neck , had a natural waviness - the sole beauty on which she prided herself . For she could not see her eyes as others saw ...
... English- men love . The brown hair , which strayed on to the broad white brow and hung in a heavy loop upon her neck , had a natural waviness - the sole beauty on which she prided herself . For she could not see her eyes as others saw ...
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... English firm of engravers and duly shipped to Formosa . There a scheme was on foot for the conveyance of postal matter , private as well as official , by means of the Government couriers . Each stamp of twenty cash was to frank a letter ...
... English firm of engravers and duly shipped to Formosa . There a scheme was on foot for the conveyance of postal matter , private as well as official , by means of the Government couriers . Each stamp of twenty cash was to frank a letter ...
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... English Chief Engineer be- thought him of the foreign postage stamps , which it was agreed on all hands were too good to be wasted . They were produced , surcharged ' Office of Trade ' instead of ' Post - office , ' and ' ten cents ' in ...
... English Chief Engineer be- thought him of the foreign postage stamps , which it was agreed on all hands were too good to be wasted . They were produced , surcharged ' Office of Trade ' instead of ' Post - office , ' and ' ten cents ' in ...
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... English during the 300 years that they occupied Guienne and Gascony , is a fine example of Basque architecture . The tower is quaint and squat , with two short diminishing octagon stories . There are three tiers of galleries running ...
... English during the 300 years that they occupied Guienne and Gascony , is a fine example of Basque architecture . The tower is quaint and squat , with two short diminishing octagon stories . There are three tiers of galleries running ...
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... English as tennis , but its real name is jeu de paume , and it far more resembles fives . It is played with the hand , or with a basket - work scoop strapped on to the hand . significance , and must date from the time when their ST ...
... English as tennis , but its real name is jeu de paume , and it far more resembles fives . It is played with the hand , or with a basket - work scoop strapped on to the hand . significance , and must date from the time when their ST ...
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