MacMillan's Magazine, Volume 16Sir George Grove, David Masson, John Morley, Mowbray Morris 1867 |
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... half of my plan consists in his winning back his father's favour by distinguishing himself in it . " " Give me you plan , then . " " I will , " said Kriegsthurm . " Now you must allow that the Colonel has a very good notion of his own ...
... half of my plan consists in his winning back his father's favour by distinguishing himself in it . " " Give me you plan , then . " " I will , " said Kriegsthurm . " Now you must allow that the Colonel has a very good notion of his own ...
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... half walked , half trotted along . " She is worth the whole lot of ' em put together . She is a fool , like the rest of her family , but she is to my mind the best of them . She com- plains that she has got puzzled about the family plot ...
... half walked , half trotted along . " She is worth the whole lot of ' em put together . She is a fool , like the rest of her family , but she is to my mind the best of them . She com- plains that she has got puzzled about the family plot ...
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... half laugh at this kind of thing , but there was an air of mystery and adventure about it which made it very pleasant . He began to think that it would be very fine to have the prestige of belonging to one of these secret societies ...
... half laugh at this kind of thing , but there was an air of mystery and adventure about it which made it very pleasant . He began to think that it would be very fine to have the prestige of belonging to one of these secret societies ...
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... half understood him ; but he answered : - " One thing is plain , sir ; you want attending to and looking after ; and I will do that for you . Our meeting with you is a great stroke of good luck . " " But you will want to ramble and ...
... half understood him ; but he answered : - " One thing is plain , sir ; you want attending to and looking after ; and I will do that for you . Our meeting with you is a great stroke of good luck . " " But you will want to ramble and ...
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... half - way up their trunks , where some lake or river has been swelled and risen for a time some ten or fifteen feet higher than usual . Natural scenery , untouched by man , has , almost everywhere in the world , some beauty ; not ...
... half - way up their trunks , where some lake or river has been swelled and risen for a time some ten or fifteen feet higher than usual . Natural scenery , untouched by man , has , almost everywhere in the world , some beauty ; not ...
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