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... tion of the home of our fathers , the native land of one of our dearest friends , and the birthplace of " the bright , the immortal names " that we have venerated from our youth upward . I forewarn you , my dear C. , not to look for any ...
... tion of the home of our fathers , the native land of one of our dearest friends , and the birthplace of " the bright , the immortal names " that we have venerated from our youth upward . I forewarn you , my dear C. , not to look for any ...
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... tion ; so , submitting to such sound authority , Dr. M. has gone off to leave ours at Captain Hall's door , and then he will leave his card at ours , and there the matter will end . We have been walking over the town , over the ramparts ...
... tion ; so , submitting to such sound authority , Dr. M. has gone off to leave ours at Captain Hall's door , and then he will leave his card at ours , and there the matter will end . We have been walking over the town , over the ramparts ...
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... tion being to be had , he declared the biscuits " all sour . " Very sweet we thought them the next morn- ing when we received an amende most honourable , in the shape of a note from Admiral Fleming , " re- gretting the disappointment ...
... tion being to be had , he declared the biscuits " all sour . " Very sweet we thought them the next morn- ing when we received an amende most honourable , in the shape of a note from Admiral Fleming , " re- gretting the disappointment ...
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... tion , of which we have but the beginning and faint shadowing . Our grounds are like our society , where you meet every degree of civilization . Here , every tree , shrub , and little flower is in its right place , and nothing present ...
... tion , of which we have but the beginning and faint shadowing . Our grounds are like our society , where you meet every degree of civilization . Here , every tree , shrub , and little flower is in its right place , and nothing present ...
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... tion from one circumstance of our journey from Southampton . My girls and I took our seats on the top of the coach , paying for two inside seats in case of rain , of which , I take it in England , there are al- ways nine chances out of ...
... tion from one circumstance of our journey from Southampton . My girls and I took our seats on the top of the coach , paying for two inside seats in case of rain , of which , I take it in England , there are al- ways nine chances out of ...
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Letters from Abroad to Kindred at Home, Volume 2 Catharine Maria Sedgwick Visualização completa - 1841 |
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