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... once its power and its purity . There is not a rank of female society , however high , which does not now pay homage to literature , or that would not blush even at the suspicion of that ignorance , which , a half century ago , was ...
... once its power and its purity . There is not a rank of female society , however high , which does not now pay homage to literature , or that would not blush even at the suspicion of that ignorance , which , a half century ago , was ...
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... once murmur because the hand of her heavenly Father lies heavy upon her . She is , if possible , more serene , more mild , more gentle , on the bed of disease , than she was in the seasons of health and felicity . So affectionate is she ...
... once murmur because the hand of her heavenly Father lies heavy upon her . She is , if possible , more serene , more mild , more gentle , on the bed of disease , than she was in the seasons of health and felicity . So affectionate is she ...
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... once , Had not concluded . - Ah ! he wakes ; speak to him . Phys . Madam , do you ; ' tis fittest . Cor . How does my royal lord ? How fares your majesty ? Lear . You do me wrong to take me out o ' th ' grave ; Thou art a soul in bliss ...
... once , Had not concluded . - Ah ! he wakes ; speak to him . Phys . Madam , do you ; ' tis fittest . Cor . How does my royal lord ? How fares your majesty ? Lear . You do me wrong to take me out o ' th ' grave ; Thou art a soul in bliss ...
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... once your neighbors and school - fellows , and whom you meet , as you come near to your father's house , either you do not recognize , or you are grieved that they do not recognize you . The woods , which clothed the hills around , and ...
... once your neighbors and school - fellows , and whom you meet , as you come near to your father's house , either you do not recognize , or you are grieved that they do not recognize you . The woods , which clothed the hills around , and ...
Page 36
... once more to embrace , has long been sleeping in the dark and narrow house . Your father's form , how changed ! Of the locks that clustered around his brow , how few remain ! and those few , how thin ! how white ! His full toned and ...
... once more to embrace , has long been sleeping in the dark and narrow house . Your father's form , how changed ! Of the locks that clustered around his brow , how few remain ! and those few , how thin ! how white ! His full toned and ...
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Page 219 - The breaking waves dashed high On a stern and rock-bound coast, And the woods, against a stormy sky, Their giant branches tost; And the heavy night hung dark...