The Cornhill Magazine, Volume 17; Volume 64William Makepeace Thackeray Smith, Elder and Company, 1891 |
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... believe I have heard you mention it . ' ' I knew old Williams ! ' Jack continued , still in amaze . ' Knew him well , and heard of his death , but little thought you were likely to succeed him . My dear fellow , it is a wonderful piece ...
... believe I have heard you mention it . ' ' I knew old Williams ! ' Jack continued , still in amaze . ' Knew him well , and heard of his death , but little thought you were likely to succeed him . My dear fellow , it is a wonderful piece ...
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... believe me or not as you like , that if I did not feel that I could do the work as I hope , please Heaven , to do it , I would not take it up — I would not , indeed . As it is , I feel the responsibility . I have been thinking about it ...
... believe me or not as you like , that if I did not feel that I could do the work as I hope , please Heaven , to do it , I would not take it up — I would not , indeed . As it is , I feel the responsibility . I have been thinking about it ...
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... , and with a kind of aggressiveness which seemed his most striking quality- the rector of Claversham , I mean ? ' ' I believe so , ' said Lindo quietly . You want some more water , do you not , Miss Bonamy ? ' THE NEW RECTOR . 21.
... , and with a kind of aggressiveness which seemed his most striking quality- the rector of Claversham , I mean ? ' ' I believe so , ' said Lindo quietly . You want some more water , do you not , Miss Bonamy ? ' THE NEW RECTOR . 21.
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... believe , ' replied the rector , with the same laboured politeness . ' Yes , it stands high . The view from the windows at the back is pleasant . The front is perhaps a little gloomy - in winter at least . ' Near the top of the street a ...
... believe , ' replied the rector , with the same laboured politeness . ' Yes , it stands high . The view from the windows at the back is pleasant . The front is perhaps a little gloomy - in winter at least . ' Near the top of the street a ...
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... believe , as the poets tell , that the past was better than the present . Béthencourt was a Norman knight , and , though over sixty years of age , full of enterprise and enthusiasm , and longing for opportunities to do great deeds ...
... believe , as the poets tell , that the past was better than the present . Béthencourt was a Norman knight , and , though over sixty years of age , full of enterprise and enthusiasm , and longing for opportunities to do great deeds ...
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