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Page 310
... knew not that there were any sins , or complaints or laws . I dreamed not of poverties , contentions , or vices . All tears and quarrels were hidden from mine eyes . Everything was at rest , free and immortal . I knew nothing of ...
... knew not that there were any sins , or complaints or laws . I dreamed not of poverties , contentions , or vices . All tears and quarrels were hidden from mine eyes . Everything was at rest , free and immortal . I knew nothing of ...
Page 580
... knew ' twas a bad sign- yea , a ' sung , your Worship , marry , without drinking a drop . Alice Shortcake craves ... knew not which way to look , or whither to turn . Perhaps it might be yet more truly said , that they knew not when to ...
... knew ' twas a bad sign- yea , a ' sung , your Worship , marry , without drinking a drop . Alice Shortcake craves ... knew not which way to look , or whither to turn . Perhaps it might be yet more truly said , that they knew not when to ...
Page 702
... knew their song , their habits and ways , more accurately than any one else I ever knew . She had often done it at my request the spring before ; but this year she really gurgled , and whistled , and warbled just as they did , out of ...
... knew their song , their habits and ways , more accurately than any one else I ever knew . She had often done it at my request the spring before ; but this year she really gurgled , and whistled , and warbled just as they did , out of ...
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Aesop agen beautiful better boat called Captain Church Crito Ctesippus dear death delight earth enemy England English eyes face fair Falstaff father feel flowers FRANCIS VERE Froissart's Chronicles garden gentleman give ground Guenever hand hath haue head hear heard heart heaven honour Jocelin John King knew knyght kyng labour Lady learned light live look Lord Lothair Makbeth master Messrs mind moche morning nature never night noble passed Pembroke College person Plato pleasure praye Prince Redgauntlet Robert of Scotland sayd sche seemed ship side sight silence sonne soul spirit stood sweet talk tell Temse thanne thee therfore things thou thought tion told took town trees turned uncle Toby unto vnto voice walked whan whole wind woman word wyll young