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Page 85
... answer was ready , that he might spend eight months in Virginia at least , which would enable him to take home more money , —an answer that seemed so very reasonable , if not prudent , that " Sawny " saw the ad- vantage thereof and ...
... answer was ready , that he might spend eight months in Virginia at least , which would enable him to take home more money , —an answer that seemed so very reasonable , if not prudent , that " Sawny " saw the ad- vantage thereof and ...
Page 87
... answer . So Halket wrote again , giving the letter , as before , to his master , who assured him it was sent carefully away ; and while it was crossing the Atlantic he was busy in improving his penmanship and arithmetic , under the hope ...
... answer . So Halket wrote again , giving the letter , as before , to his master , who assured him it was sent carefully away ; and while it was crossing the Atlantic he was busy in improving his penmanship and arithmetic , under the hope ...
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... answer ? Sir Alex . - Had my Lord Percy found more fitting phrase To couch his haughty mandate , I perhaps Had found some meet reply . But as it is , Thou hast thine answer in this people's eyes . Hugh Elliot . Since we with life and ...
... answer ? Sir Alex . - Had my Lord Percy found more fitting phrase To couch his haughty mandate , I perhaps Had found some meet reply . But as it is , Thou hast thine answer in this people's eyes . Hugh Elliot . Since we with life and ...
Contents
THE LAWYERS TALES Alexander Leighton | 5 |
THE ORPHAN John Mackay Wilson | 36 |
THE BURGHERS TALES Alexander Leighton | 44 |
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