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... Miss , " said Mr. Merivale , " since it seems to imply that I torment you with lessons for my own amusement . " Then turning to Mr. Branscombe , he added , " I want to ask your opinion of the site for the new school , so I will walk ...
... Miss , " said Mr. Merivale , " since it seems to imply that I torment you with lessons for my own amusement . " Then turning to Mr. Branscombe , he added , " I want to ask your opinion of the site for the new school , so I will walk ...
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... Miss Sibyl , be content to be a young lady , and don't try to make yourself look like a wild Indian . " " It was my fault entirely , " said Brian , frankly ; " I brought out the paints and persuaded Sibyl to dress up . Come away now ...
... Miss Sibyl , be content to be a young lady , and don't try to make yourself look like a wild Indian . " " It was my fault entirely , " said Brian , frankly ; " I brought out the paints and persuaded Sibyl to dress up . Come away now ...
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... miss ? ” " Why , then I must give the Club some of my own money to make up , that will serve me right for being stupid . " " Dear miss , you shouldn't say that , you're but a little creature , to be so quick at figures , " said Mrs ...
... miss ? ” " Why , then I must give the Club some of my own money to make up , that will serve me right for being stupid . " " Dear miss , you shouldn't say that , you're but a little creature , to be so quick at figures , " said Mrs ...
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... miss him in the class very much . Mildred says he's the best boy in it . " Mrs. Oswald looked very pleased , and observed with a smile , " He says you're the best in the class , Master Austin , and he begged me to give his duty to you ...
... miss him in the class very much . Mildred says he's the best boy in it . " Mrs. Oswald looked very pleased , and observed with a smile , " He says you're the best in the class , Master Austin , and he begged me to give his duty to you ...
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... Miss Do - nothing ' for Miss Fidgets , ' and that she had better go and play with Philip , but she preferred to remain , and after a while her beaming eyes and rapt attention showed that this life of pure and unfailing charity had ...
... Miss Do - nothing ' for Miss Fidgets , ' and that she had better go and play with Philip , but she preferred to remain , and after a while her beaming eyes and rapt attention showed that this life of pure and unfailing charity had ...
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Page 303 - He gave us eyes to see them, and lips that we might tell how great is God almighty, who has made all things well...
Page 172 - ... cold dispute Of what is fit, and not. Forsake thy cage, Thy rope of sands, Which petty thoughts have made, and made to thee Good cable, to enforce and draw, And be thy law, While thou didst wink and wouldst not see. Away; take heed: I will abroad. Call in thy death's head there: tie up thy fears. He that forbears To suit and serve his need, Deserves his load. But as I raved and grew more fierce and wild At every word, Methought I heard one calling, Child. And I replied, My Lord.
Page 172 - THE COLLAR I STRUCK the board, and cried, no more; I will abroad. What? shall I ever sigh and pine? My lines and life are free ; free as the road, Loose as the wind, as large as store. , Shall I be still in suit? Have I no harvest but a thorn To let me blood, and not restore What I have lost with cordial fruit? Sure there was wine, Before my sighs did dry it : there was corn, Before my tears did drown it. Is the year only lost to me? Have I no bays to crown...
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Page 68 - WHENE'ER a noble deed is wrought, Whene'er is spoken a noble thought, Our hearts, in glad surprise, To higher levels rise. The tidal wave of deeper souls Into our inmost being rolls, And lifts us unawares Out of all meaner cares.