Littell's Living Age, Volume 128Littell, Son and Company, 1876 - Literature |
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... woman stared at him , pointed over his shoulder at me , saying , " Look there , Frau Bütoun , there he stands - my sis- ter's son . He's a betrothed bridegroom . " And when Frau Bütoun congratulated me , and wished to know who the ...
... woman stared at him , pointed over his shoulder at me , saying , " Look there , Frau Bütoun , there he stands - my sis- ter's son . He's a betrothed bridegroom . " And when Frau Bütoun congratulated me , and wished to know who the ...
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... woman , she perhaps ought to leave all opinion or comment on " the head and crown of things " to the more competent virile pen . She would only venture , by way of apology and justification , to say thus much : that if " some power ...
... woman , she perhaps ought to leave all opinion or comment on " the head and crown of things " to the more competent virile pen . She would only venture , by way of apology and justification , to say thus much : that if " some power ...
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... woman- hood . The German gentleman may be gallant , he may be a man of pleasure , a lady - killer , a grand viveur ; as a rule he is perfectly ready to flirt with any pretty woman , to make daily Fenster parades be- fore her windows ...
... woman- hood . The German gentleman may be gallant , he may be a man of pleasure , a lady - killer , a grand viveur ; as a rule he is perfectly ready to flirt with any pretty woman , to make daily Fenster parades be- fore her windows ...
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On the present occasion he had got hold of the poor woman's little hoard , had ab- sconded , and left her penniless just as the week's rent was due . She had , therefore , made so bold as to come and ask if Mrs. Temple would be so kind ...
On the present occasion he had got hold of the poor woman's little hoard , had ab- sconded , and left her penniless just as the week's rent was due . She had , therefore , made so bold as to come and ask if Mrs. Temple would be so kind ...
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... woman's vagaries prettily folk and acquaintance in general would expressed ; still , as he thought over every believe . But he possessed very little of word and look of hers that night while the adaptability , the quickness of feeling ...
... woman's vagaries prettily folk and acquaintance in general would expressed ; still , as he thought over every believe . But he possessed very little of word and look of hers that night while the adaptability , the quickness of feeling ...
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Page 59 - Oh yet we trust that somehow good Will be the final goal of ill, To pangs of nature, sins of will, Defects of doubt, and taints of blood ; That nothing walks with aimless feet ; That not one life shall be...
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