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Page 43
The precincts of the abbey were bordered here by a lofty wall , where in one place was a great gateway , over which was an inscription in French , in big letters , ENTRANCE TO THE IMPERIAL LYCEUM . The gate was open , and some boys in ...
The precincts of the abbey were bordered here by a lofty wall , where in one place was a great gateway , over which was an inscription in French , in big letters , ENTRANCE TO THE IMPERIAL LYCEUM . The gate was open , and some boys in ...
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Because the boys wear such a pretty uniform , " said John . " And I should not like to go , ” said Grimkie . " Why not ? " asked John . " Because there is such a high wall around it , and a cross looking old concierge to guard the gate ...
Because the boys wear such a pretty uniform , " said John . " And I should not like to go , ” said Grimkie . " Why not ? " asked John . " Because there is such a high wall around it , and a cross looking old concierge to guard the gate ...
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They all looked like boys seventeen or eighteen years old . ... He looked like a very kind - hearted and affectionate boy , such an one as would be the pride and joy of his mother . John was quite surprised , and much touched at ...
They all looked like boys seventeen or eighteen years old . ... He looked like a very kind - hearted and affectionate boy , such an one as would be the pride and joy of his mother . John was quite surprised , and much touched at ...
Page 99
... born in every town and district of the state is kept , and as soon as they arrive at the age of eighteen or nineteen , the boys have to draw lots to determine who of them shall leave their homes , and give up all their plans of life ...
... born in every town and district of the state is kept , and as soon as they arrive at the age of eighteen or nineteen , the boys have to draw lots to determine who of them shall leave their homes , and give up all their plans of life ...
Page 104
They were very desirous that Mrs. Morelle and Florence should go too , but as it was a two miles ' sail in a sail boat -a kind of expedition which neither Mrs. Morelle nor Florence were inclined to fancy - the boys went alone .
They were very desirous that Mrs. Morelle and Florence should go too , but as it was a two miles ' sail in a sail boat -a kind of expedition which neither Mrs. Morelle nor Florence were inclined to fancy - the boys went alone .
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Page 43 - Ocean, the first thing which strikes us is, that, the north-east and south-east monsoons, which are found the one on the north and the other on...
Page 33 - Lord ivas with me and made all things easy, though my dear friend and I were separated one at one end of the town and the other at the other, and both under locks and bolts ; the said Davis swearing desperately that we should never come out nor see one another again all his time. And yet in two weeks' time he let me out again and her also.
Page 183 - Grimkie said that the best thing they could do would be to go and see the Castle of Mont Orgueil.
Page 193 - Florence established herself upon the sofa, and the two boys in arm-chairs near the fire, each with a large slice of bread and butter in one hand and a piece of cheese in the other, and their tumblers of milk on corners of the table within reach.
Page 69 - There was a large table in the middle of the room, with broad boxes filled with laces upon it, and other boxes in cases about the room.
Page 80 - ... strongly support Senator Mitchell's bill, S. 1639. The establishment of a Board such as is proposed in your bill is vitally necessary in the interest of military and commercial expansion of our national air power. If is an open secret that in the 1930's technological improvements placed German air power far in advance of that of any other nation in the world, and the stern necessity of mastering that power, rather than our own foresight, was the determining factor in World War II. Certainly,...
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| Title | The Florence Stories The Florence Stories, Jacob Abbott |
| Author | Jacob Abbott |
| Publisher | Sheldon, 1867 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 1 Apr 2008 |
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