The Florence StoriesSheldon, 1867 |
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Page 22
... seemed to be of much value in Florence's estimation . As to the shortness of it , that was rather an objection to it than other- wise , and as to its cheapness , she said she was sure her mother would not care for any differ- ence of ...
... seemed to be of much value in Florence's estimation . As to the shortness of it , that was rather an objection to it than other- wise , and as to its cheapness , she said she was sure her mother would not care for any differ- ence of ...
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... seemed to be very heavy , but the Sark men were not much sur- prised at this , for the coffin inside might be a leaden one . So they left the men who came in the boat to go up to the chapel and attend THE CHANNEL ISLANDS . 29.
... seemed to be very heavy , but the Sark men were not much sur- prised at this , for the coffin inside might be a leaden one . So they left the men who came in the boat to go up to the chapel and attend THE CHANNEL ISLANDS . 29.
Page 38
... seemed quite surprised , and said that she had no idea of including that remote and roundabout way among those which they were to select from . She meant that they might choose between any of the ordinary and usually travelled routes ...
... seemed quite surprised , and said that she had no idea of including that remote and roundabout way among those which they were to select from . She meant that they might choose between any of the ordinary and usually travelled routes ...
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... seemed very much surprised when he first saw the men at work upon this stone , as they were cutting it with , saws having regular teeth , like those of the saws used in working upon wood . The truth is , that this famous stone is so ...
... seemed very much surprised when he first saw the men at work upon this stone , as they were cutting it with , saws having regular teeth , like those of the saws used in working upon wood . The truth is , that this famous stone is so ...
Page 54
... seemed to be the library building on the farther side of it . On the left side of the entrance to the court was the porter's lodge . The porter , or rather the porteress - for it was a young girl that had charge of the gate - standing ...
... seemed to be the library building on the farther side of it . On the left side of the entrance to the court was the porter's lodge . The porter , or rather the porteress - for it was a young girl that had charge of the gate - standing ...
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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,...