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... Miss Mitford's charming sketches of village life must have suggested the form of my rude attempt . I dare not flatter myself that any one will be led to accuse me of further imitation of a deservedly popular writer . And with such brief ...
... Miss Mitford's charming sketches of village life must have suggested the form of my rude attempt . I dare not flatter myself that any one will be led to accuse me of further imitation of a deservedly popular writer . And with such brief ...
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... Miss Mitford , who has given us such charming glimpses of Aberleigh , Hilton Cross and the Loddon , had by some happy chance been trans- lated to Michigan , what would she not have made of such materials as Tinkerville , Monta- cute ...
... Miss Mitford , who has given us such charming glimpses of Aberleigh , Hilton Cross and the Loddon , had by some happy chance been trans- lated to Michigan , what would she not have made of such materials as Tinkerville , Monta- cute ...
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... Miss Clavers ? " ( my husband had been there before , ) " well ! I want to know ! why do tell if you've been upsot in the mash ? why I want to know ! -and didn't ye hurt ye none ? Come gals ! fly round , and let's git some supper ...
... Miss Clavers ? " ( my husband had been there before , ) " well ! I want to know ! why do tell if you've been upsot in the mash ? why I want to know ! -and didn't ye hurt ye none ? Come gals ! fly round , and let's git some supper ...
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... Miss Irene ( pronounced Irenee ) " mind the bread . " When she had finished , Miss Irene took the comb and went through the same exercise , and both scattered the loose hairs on the floor with a coolness that made me shudder when I ...
... Miss Irene ( pronounced Irenee ) " mind the bread . " When she had finished , Miss Irene took the comb and went through the same exercise , and both scattered the loose hairs on the floor with a coolness that made me shudder when I ...
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... Miss Irene proceeded to blow the horn . The sound seemed almost as magical in its effects as the whistle of Roderick Dhu ; for , solitary as the whole neighborhood had appeared to me in the morning , not many moments elapsed before in ...
... Miss Irene proceeded to blow the horn . The sound seemed almost as magical in its effects as the whistle of Roderick Dhu ; for , solitary as the whole neighborhood had appeared to me in the morning , not many moments elapsed before in ...
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