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Whether the purchaser of our village would have been moderate under all
possible circumstances , I am not prepared to say , since , never having enjoyed
a situaance . tion under government , his resources have not been WIO'LL
FOLLOW ?
Whether the purchaser of our village would have been moderate under all
possible circumstances , I am not prepared to say , since , never having enjoyed
a situaance . tion under government , his resources have not been WIO'LL
FOLLOW ?
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ance . tion under government , his resources have not been unlimited ; —and for
this reason any remark which may be hazarded in the course of these my
lucubrations touching the more magnificent plans of wealthier as . pirants , must
be ...
ance . tion under government , his resources have not been unlimited ; —and for
this reason any remark which may be hazarded in the course of these my
lucubrations touching the more magnificent plans of wealthier as . pirants , must
be ...
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... to spend two days in going to elec . tion . ” The reply was given with the air of
Forrest's Wil . liam Tell , and in a tone which would have rejoiced Miss
Martineau's heart— “ Yes , to be sure ; but ought not a man to do his duty to his
country ?
... to spend two days in going to elec . tion . ” The reply was given with the air of
Forrest's Wil . liam Tell , and in a tone which would have rejoiced Miss
Martineau's heart— “ Yes , to be sure ; but ought not a man to do his duty to his
country ?
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His land , which by cultiva . tion would have yielded abundant supplies for his
table , was suffered to lie unimproved , because he had not money to pay
labourers . Even a garden was too much trouble ; the flower - beds I had seen
were made ...
His land , which by cultiva . tion would have yielded abundant supplies for his
table , was suffered to lie unimproved , because he had not money to pay
labourers . Even a garden was too much trouble ; the flower - beds I had seen
were made ...
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This is a sin which I at least shall avoid ; and I lose no opportunity of at . tempting
to inspire my neighbours with some small por . tion of my love for every thing
which can be called a flower , whether exotic or home - bred . The ordinary name
...
This is a sin which I at least shall avoid ; and I lose no opportunity of at . tempting
to inspire my neighbours with some small por . tion of my love for every thing
which can be called a flower , whether exotic or home - bred . The ordinary name
...
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| Title | A New Home--who'll Follow?: Or, Glimpses of Western Life, Part 33 Novel newspaper |
| Author | Caroline Matilda Kirkland |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | C. S. Francis, 1839 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 15 Nov 2006 |
| Length | 337 pages |
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