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... volume , which I beg to dedicate to you with my kindest remembrances . On turning over its pages , you will see that I have not forgotten to lead my readers to some of the loveliest spots in beautiful Germany . Had I been able to make ...
... volume , which I beg to dedicate to you with my kindest remembrances . On turning over its pages , you will see that I have not forgotten to lead my readers to some of the loveliest spots in beautiful Germany . Had I been able to make ...
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... . " " Can you say as much , youngster ? " said the Com- mander to his grand - nephew . " Come , let's hear how you read , " said the Marquise , taking up a volume of Fénélon . Antoine read a few lines in a distinct voice , 6 TRUE NOBILITY .
... . " " Can you say as much , youngster ? " said the Com- mander to his grand - nephew . " Come , let's hear how you read , " said the Marquise , taking up a volume of Fénélon . Antoine read a few lines in a distinct voice , 6 TRUE NOBILITY .
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... volume from his bedroom , and he now handed Antoine a nice edition of Lafontaine's " Fables , " telling him he should be much mistaken if he did not know all of them by heart , long before his nephew could spell through one . To this ...
... volume from his bedroom , and he now handed Antoine a nice edition of Lafontaine's " Fables , " telling him he should be much mistaken if he did not know all of them by heart , long before his nephew could spell through one . To this ...
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... volumes Antoine had borrowed for his entertainment , he was thrown back on his own thoughts , which were anything but cheering , considering that he fancied himself a most ill - used being , against whom society must have formed a ...
... volumes Antoine had borrowed for his entertainment , he was thrown back on his own thoughts , which were anything but cheering , considering that he fancied himself a most ill - used being , against whom society must have formed a ...
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... Volumes . Bound in cloth gilt , £ 8 ; morocco , gilt edges , £ 12 ; best polished morocco antique extra , £ 15 . Bible Dictionary , Cassell's . Complete in One or Two Volumes , strongly bound in cloth , 21s .; in One Volume , strongly ...
... Volumes . Bound in cloth gilt , £ 8 ; morocco , gilt edges , £ 12 ; best polished morocco antique extra , £ 15 . Bible Dictionary , Cassell's . Complete in One or Two Volumes , strongly bound in cloth , 21s .; in One Volume , strongly ...
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