Godey's Lady's Book, Volumes 66-67Godey Company, 1863 - American literature |
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Page 38
... better classes , are fed upon husks . A superficial education , in which all that is not showy accomplishment is so dry and uninviting that the student has little disposition to seek further for the rich kernel , the strong meat of ...
... better classes , are fed upon husks . A superficial education , in which all that is not showy accomplishment is so dry and uninviting that the student has little disposition to seek further for the rich kernel , the strong meat of ...
Page 41
... better than to marry . ' In the twilight , to her listening daughters , the mother told Aunt Edith's Story . " Aunt Edith is some ten years my senior . I knew her , when I was a child like you , as a charming young woman . She was a ...
... better than to marry . ' In the twilight , to her listening daughters , the mother told Aunt Edith's Story . " Aunt Edith is some ten years my senior . I knew her , when I was a child like you , as a charming young woman . She was a ...
Page 44
... better welcomed . Such is the value of popular opinion sometimes . Perhaps it was as well so . " And poor Edith ? She did not die , as we very well know . Hackneyed phrases spoil the gravity of a narrative , but really we can find ...
... better welcomed . Such is the value of popular opinion sometimes . Perhaps it was as well so . " And poor Edith ? She did not die , as we very well know . Hackneyed phrases spoil the gravity of a narrative , but really we can find ...
Page 51
... better now - it will pass off , I think ! Perhaps a cup of your nice tea will make me feel better . Don't look so alarmed , Mrs. Brooks ! " " Scairt ? I ain't the least bit scairt , Miss Edna ; but them cheeks of yourn , crimson as ...
... better now - it will pass off , I think ! Perhaps a cup of your nice tea will make me feel better . Don't look so alarmed , Mrs. Brooks ! " " Scairt ? I ain't the least bit scairt , Miss Edna ; but them cheeks of yourn , crimson as ...
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... better by to - morrow , we'd better send after Doctor Fenner . She's had a bad cold two or three days , and going to the schoolhouse in this storm hasn't helped her any . " " I should have gone over after her to - night ; but neighbor ...
... better by to - morrow , we'd better send after Doctor Fenner . She's had a bad cold two or three days , and going to the schoolhouse in this storm hasn't helped her any . " " I should have gone over after her to - night ; but neighbor ...
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