The golden fleece, by A.L.O.E. |
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... village children , and the name of being clever , active , and good . I don't say that there's harm in her liking it , if she hadn't a bit of vanity she wouldn't be a woman - he ! he he ! Meredith ( to himself ) .— What a blind owl this ...
... village children , and the name of being clever , active , and good . I don't say that there's harm in her liking it , if she hadn't a bit of vanity she wouldn't be a woman - he ! he he ! Meredith ( to himself ) .— What a blind owl this ...
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... village of Thwayte in general , and of its three unmarried ladies in particular ; Philomel Lamb having lost her mother , and Mrs. Langton , the doctor's sickly wife , being little better than a cipher in the eyes of Lady Macaw . The two ...
... village of Thwayte in general , and of its three unmarried ladies in particular ; Philomel Lamb having lost her mother , and Mrs. Langton , the doctor's sickly wife , being little better than a cipher in the eyes of Lady Macaw . The two ...
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... village ! No working - party would be complete without her ; whenever a kind act is to be done , especially if it involve inconvenience and trouble , the aid of good Miss Eccles is always invoked , and is never refused . Save a weakness ...
... village ! No working - party would be complete without her ; whenever a kind act is to be done , especially if it involve inconvenience and trouble , the aid of good Miss Eccles is always invoked , and is never refused . Save a weakness ...
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... village school . " ' From time immemorial it has been so , " observed Lady Macaw . " It has been as natural to go to the class there on Sundays as to church ! " cried Lucy Langton , who had taught by fits and starts , as she did ...
... village school . " ' From time immemorial it has been so , " observed Lady Macaw . " It has been as natural to go to the class there on Sundays as to church ! " cried Lucy Langton , who had taught by fits and starts , as she did ...
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... village inn , as he calls it -- I should say a public - house - of the cottage . " " " Impossible ! " cried both the Misses Langton . " Impossible ! " echoed Lady Macaw ; while Miss Eccles , looking aghast , dropped half - a - dozen ...
... village inn , as he calls it -- I should say a public - house - of the cottage . " " " Impossible ! " cried both the Misses Langton . " Impossible ! " echoed Lady Macaw ; while Miss Eccles , looking aghast , dropped half - a - dozen ...
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archery archery-meeting Arkwright asked Philomel beautiful bird Burnesbey Abbey charity chignon child cottage cried Lucy cried Philomel Curly-poll cynic dear Delia Langton delight dress elderly lady exclaimed Caleb Coffin exclaimed Philomel eyes face fair fancy father free bird gaze girl glass gold golden fleece hair hand head heart hope keep ladies of Thwayte Lady Macaw Latour laugh lips looked Lucy Langton maiden master of Burnesbey Meredith mind Miss Eccles Miss Lamb muslin never niece Northumberland observed Delia old owl papa philanthropist Philo Philomel felt Philomel heard Philomel Lamb Pitsmouth pleasure poor pretty Price prize purity of motive replied Philomel round sacrifice Sarah scissors selfish shooting shoulders silver arrow Sir John smile spirit strength of self-denial there's thing Thomas Lamb thought Threadneedle Street to-day tresses vanity vicar vicar's daughter vicarage Villa of Roses village woman words young lady
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