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... called him Beck's Man 658 769 XXIII . — While I jingled my Glass with the Lawyer's in the City . XXIV.— " And the stately Ships go on , to their Haven under the Hill " XXV . " But Oh ! for the Touch of a Vanished Hand ; and the Sound of ...
... called him Beck's Man 658 769 XXIII . — While I jingled my Glass with the Lawyer's in the City . XXIV.— " And the stately Ships go on , to their Haven under the Hill " XXV . " But Oh ! for the Touch of a Vanished Hand ; and the Sound of ...
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... called upon to describe to the best of my knowledge what a panic was . My little handful of parishioners had heard that there was a panic in London , and there had been a serious discussion among them as to the nature of the beast ...
... called upon to describe to the best of my knowledge what a panic was . My little handful of parishioners had heard that there was a panic in London , and there had been a serious discussion among them as to the nature of the beast ...
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... called the sexton father . Is it strange that with the sort of education which this chapter indicates , a lonely boy among books and pictures of romance , Border ballads and ancient armour ; having that simple - hearted , chivalrous ...
... called the sexton father . Is it strange that with the sort of education which this chapter indicates , a lonely boy among books and pictures of romance , Border ballads and ancient armour ; having that simple - hearted , chivalrous ...
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... called it . Next door was " The Retreat , " and farther on " The Seasons . " A modest house of three stories , The Cottage was built hundreds of years ago . It had looked out upon festive processions going down the Thames . It had seen ...
... called it . Next door was " The Retreat , " and farther on " The Seasons . " A modest house of three stories , The Cottage was built hundreds of years ago . It had looked out upon festive processions going down the Thames . It had seen ...
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... called scenes and sensibilities . " It illustrates a verse in an old ballad which I adapted from some verses the Dean discovered in the Cathedral Library . " " It is admirable in colour , " said Miss Oswald , " but I do not like the ...
... called scenes and sensibilities . " It illustrates a verse in an old ballad which I adapted from some verses the Dean discovered in the Cathedral Library . " " It is admirable in colour , " said Miss Oswald , " but I do not like the ...
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