Bentley's Miscellany, Volume 34Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith Richard Bentley, 1853 - Literature |
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... girl to be spending her money for us ; I daresay she has not too much of it . But tell her to make haste and get ready . " " Put a pin through your nose and look sharp , aunty Bong , " cried Angela . " I'll come and quicken you . " Left ...
... girl to be spending her money for us ; I daresay she has not too much of it . But tell her to make haste and get ready . " " Put a pin through your nose and look sharp , aunty Bong , " cried Angela . " I'll come and quicken you . " Left ...
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... the crew of the tug . But as the pretty girl gave signs of returning animation , he said spiritedly , Now , be good enough to hold your tongues on the subject . You will not lose by civility , but you may 8 ASPEN COURT .
... the crew of the tug . But as the pretty girl gave signs of returning animation , he said spiritedly , Now , be good enough to hold your tongues on the subject . You will not lose by civility , but you may 8 ASPEN COURT .
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... girl , for she did great good to Trevelyan . The passion awoke him . He had , hitherto , been little better than a maundering boy ; he became a man . He turned a new face upon the world , and confronted that which the world turned upon ...
... girl , for she did great good to Trevelyan . The passion awoke him . He had , hitherto , been little better than a maundering boy ; he became a man . He turned a new face upon the world , and confronted that which the world turned upon ...
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... girl educated as Flora had been , but , when these were penetrated , there was something better beyond . She had read through the diamond cement with which various other natures had been faced , and had found rubbish behind the glitter ...
... girl educated as Flora had been , but , when these were penetrated , there was something better beyond . She had read through the diamond cement with which various other natures had been faced , and had found rubbish behind the glitter ...
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... girl , who , being tickled whilst holding some pins in her mouth , unfortunately swal- lowed one , which stuck in her throat . The friends , with some justice , urged the doctor to depart from his usual custom , and do something ...
... girl , who , being tickled whilst holding some pins in her mouth , unfortunately swal- lowed one , which stuck in her throat . The friends , with some justice , urged the doctor to depart from his usual custom , and do something ...
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Page 227 - These creatures are all over black, and with such a flat nose, that they can scarcely be pitied. "It is hardly to be believed that God, who is a wise being, should place a soul, especially a good soul, in such a black ugly body.