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Page 137
... knew not where to go , or what to do . Again the rapid whisperings , so sharp and intense as sometimes to appear like hissing of strange foreign creatures . It seemed as if his soul was on fire , and urged him he knew not whither . At ...
... knew not where to go , or what to do . Again the rapid whisperings , so sharp and intense as sometimes to appear like hissing of strange foreign creatures . It seemed as if his soul was on fire , and urged him he knew not whither . At ...
Page 216
... knew no limits . She asked him a hundred ques- tions respecting her son , her daughters concerning their brother ; and they imagined wants for him , that they might show him a kindness . Now , however , twelve miles was all that lay ...
... knew no limits . She asked him a hundred ques- tions respecting her son , her daughters concerning their brother ; and they imagined wants for him , that they might show him a kindness . Now , however , twelve miles was all that lay ...
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... knew , Where we but cold and lifeless forms can trace , But no bold truth , nor one familiar face . V. Night sat upon the graves , like gloom to gloom , As silent treading o'er each lowly tomb , Thoughtful and sad , he lonely strove to ...
... knew , Where we but cold and lifeless forms can trace , But no bold truth , nor one familiar face . V. Night sat upon the graves , like gloom to gloom , As silent treading o'er each lowly tomb , Thoughtful and sad , he lonely strove to ...
Contents
THE LAWYERS TALES Alexander Leighton | 5 |
THE ORPHAN John Mackay Wilson | 36 |
THE BURGHERS TALES Alexander Leighton | 44 |
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