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Dame Jessop living in the same street was one of the first suspected , and , on
hearing of it , she went immediately to the shop of the said Sally Hart , and spoke
to the following effect : “ I come to have a little conversation with you , on a subject
...
Dame Jessop living in the same street was one of the first suspected , and , on
hearing of it , she went immediately to the shop of the said Sally Hart , and spoke
to the following effect : “ I come to have a little conversation with you , on a subject
...
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However this worthy company has of late condescended to stndy the improved
condition of the people by publishing several improved almanacks . A laudable
undertaking , and calculated , in time , to effect much good , by the gradual
removal ...
However this worthy company has of late condescended to stndy the improved
condition of the people by publishing several improved almanacks . A laudable
undertaking , and calculated , in time , to effect much good , by the gradual
removal ...
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But once , when all the gruff looks and sharp raps had been more liberally
dispensed than ever , and not with the effect desired , young Dubois , ( no
customer being present , ) seized a favorite volume , sat himself down at one end
of the stall ...
But once , when all the gruff looks and sharp raps had been more liberally
dispensed than ever , and not with the effect desired , young Dubois , ( no
customer being present , ) seized a favorite volume , sat himself down at one end
of the stall ...
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... the mind of Mr . Pearson , by these literary encounters , and in so spirited a
manner did he support them , that his grand - daughter often trembled for the
result , and sometimes did that by stratagem , which she could not effect hy
persuasion !
... the mind of Mr . Pearson , by these literary encounters , and in so spirited a
manner did he support them , that his grand - daughter often trembled for the
result , and sometimes did that by stratagem , which she could not effect hy
persuasion !
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stratagem , which she could not effect hy persuasion ! In all these whimsical
sparrings , as well as in his fiercest fights , the old gentleman was his own bottle -
holder ! The more frequently he dipt his pen in ink , the more frequently be
swigged ...
stratagem , which she could not effect hy persuasion ! In all these whimsical
sparrings , as well as in his fiercest fights , the old gentleman was his own bottle -
holder ! The more frequently he dipt his pen in ink , the more frequently be
swigged ...
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