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... wish we were on the Rhine already , papa , the vessel rocks so , " said the child a little wearily , " and I should like to run about . " Uncle John had now put on his scarlet cap and pilot coat , and offered to carry her on deck . " A ...
... wish we were on the Rhine already , papa , the vessel rocks so , " said the child a little wearily , " and I should like to run about . " Uncle John had now put on his scarlet cap and pilot coat , and offered to carry her on deck . " A ...
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... wish express trains were out of fashion . I believe we should learn a good deal more if we always used the good old parliamentary . Here we were steaming through a country we might never visit again , and what did we see of it ? Nothing ...
... wish express trains were out of fashion . I believe we should learn a good deal more if we always used the good old parliamentary . Here we were steaming through a country we might never visit again , and what did we see of it ? Nothing ...
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... wish to speak disrespectfully . Our countrymen and country women are pleasant enough in the main ; why it is that the least pleasant come abroad , I am utterly at a loss to imagine . But the cleverest and most attractive people of ...
... wish to speak disrespectfully . Our countrymen and country women are pleasant enough in the main ; why it is that the least pleasant come abroad , I am utterly at a loss to imagine . But the cleverest and most attractive people of ...
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... wish we could pass over some names closely connected with Rhine history -- names that are held great by many , though I confess to very little reverence towards them . I cannot take off my hat to such men as Barbarossa , Tilly , Turenne ...
... wish we could pass over some names closely connected with Rhine history -- names that are held great by many , though I confess to very little reverence towards them . I cannot take off my hat to such men as Barbarossa , Tilly , Turenne ...
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... low in the tap , " I don't wish for to complain , sir , but ' tis flat as flounders . No hops appearant . " HARRY LIGHTFOOT , Junior . 24 CHAPTER III . UNCLE JOHN MAKES A MUDDLE OF SOME ORIGINAL RHINE VIEWS BY PAPA . 23.
... low in the tap , " I don't wish for to complain , sir , but ' tis flat as flounders . No hops appearant . " HARRY LIGHTFOOT , Junior . 24 CHAPTER III . UNCLE JOHN MAKES A MUDDLE OF SOME ORIGINAL RHINE VIEWS BY PAPA . 23.
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Page 29 - Anon, out of the earth a fabric huge Rose like an exhalation, with the sound Of dulcet symphonies and voices sweet, Built like a temple, where pilasters round Were set, and Doric pillars overlaid With golden architrave; nor did there want Cornice or frieze, with bossy sculptures graven : The roof was fretted gold.
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