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... lady we knew as Perdita . Perhaps , too , it is marked like the other pair . If so , it ought to have on it the letters- " " What letters ? " exclaimed Vance , fiercely , arresting Kenrick's hand so he could not examine the button ...
... lady we knew as Perdita . Perhaps , too , it is marked like the other pair . If so , it ought to have on it the letters- " " What letters ? " exclaimed Vance , fiercely , arresting Kenrick's hand so he could not examine the button ...
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... lady , Madame Volney , to whom Mr. Winslow had com- mended me . I went and found in the servant who opened the door an old acquaintance , Esha , whom years ago you sought for in vain . She was here keeping watch over a white slave ...
... lady , Madame Volney , to whom Mr. Winslow had com- mended me . I went and found in the servant who opened the door an old acquaintance , Esha , whom years ago you sought for in vain . She was here keeping watch over a white slave ...
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... lady all the facts , dates , and memorials that may have a bear- ing on Clara's history . But , on reflection , I con- cluded it would be better to put the matter in the hands of a lawyer who could take down in legal form , with the ...
... lady all the facts , dates , and memorials that may have a bear- ing on Clara's history . But , on reflection , I con- cluded it would be better to put the matter in the hands of a lawyer who could take down in legal form , with the ...
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... quiry , " said the clerk . " Mr. Ratcliff of New Orleans made his escape from Fort Lafayette ten days ago . The Department has taken active measures to have him rearrested . " 71 CHAPTER IV , THE LAWYER AND THE LADY , 70 PECULIAR .
... quiry , " said the clerk . " Mr. Ratcliff of New Orleans made his escape from Fort Lafayette ten days ago . The Department has taken active measures to have him rearrested . " 71 CHAPTER IV , THE LAWYER AND THE LADY , 70 PECULIAR .
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Epes Sargent William Howitt. 71 CHAPTER IV , THE LAWYER AND THE LADY , The Devil is an ass.- -Old Proverb . PEEK'S apprehensions in regard to Ratcliff's agent , Semmes , were not imaginary . Semmes was of the school in politics and ...
Epes Sargent William Howitt. 71 CHAPTER IV , THE LAWYER AND THE LADY , The Devil is an ass.- -Old Proverb . PEEK'S apprehensions in regard to Ratcliff's agent , Semmes , were not imaginary . Semmes was of the school in politics and ...
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Página 148 - For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
Página 148 - Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word. 162 I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil. 163 I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love. 164 Seven times a day do I praise thee, because of thy righteous judgments.
Página 72 - Stern Lawgiver ! yet thou dost wear The Godhead's most benignant grace; Nor know we anything so fair As is the smile upon thy face: Flowers laugh before thee on their beds And fragrance in thy footing treads ; Thou dost preserve the stars from wrong; And the most ancient heavens, through Thee, are fresh and strong.
Página 309 - Give me health and a day, and I will make the pomp of emperors ridiculous.
Página 108 - Let me have men about me that are fat ; Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o' nights. Yond' Cassius has a lean and hungry look ; He thinks too much : such men are dangerous.