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... English and by American enthusiasts and now threatens to submerge both their virtues , which are often misunderstood , and their obvious shortcomings , which lovers of the legend do not always take into account . Beside the work of ...
... English and by American enthusiasts and now threatens to submerge both their virtues , which are often misunderstood , and their obvious shortcomings , which lovers of the legend do not always take into account . Beside the work of ...
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... English nobleman does not show surprise , nor , of course , begrudge expense . Ten glasses were therefore brought to their table , arranged like pieces on a chess - board ; and Ed's guest rapidly drained them , all except the leading ...
... English nobleman does not show surprise , nor , of course , begrudge expense . Ten glasses were therefore brought to their table , arranged like pieces on a chess - board ; and Ed's guest rapidly drained them , all except the leading ...
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... English credentials , and doing all that he could to discard his Hibernian and Aus- tralian past by lopping three years off his real age , he had joined an English public school and spent a single term at Sedbergh , where he paid his ...
... English credentials , and doing all that he could to discard his Hibernian and Aus- tralian past by lopping three years off his real age , he had joined an English public school and spent a single term at Sedbergh , where he paid his ...
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The Desire to Please | 25 |
The Disinterested Gift | 47 |
The Death of the Lion | 66 |
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