American Monthly Knickerbocker, Volume 59Charles Fenno Hoffman, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Timothy Flint, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew 1862 |
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“ She had asked better , what will the critic say of it ? ' growls an unknown voice . There is a complete set of the works of the Countess Hahn - Hahn , although that proud writer never showed herself at Court .
“ She had asked better , what will the critic say of it ? ' growls an unknown voice . There is a complete set of the works of the Countess Hahn - Hahn , although that proud writer never showed herself at Court .
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Ann and I occasionally visited the scene of her labors , and at such times Mr. Forrest could have asked no better incarnation of the sisters three to play Macbeth to . One always begins house - keeping with a conviction that there is no ...
Ann and I occasionally visited the scene of her labors , and at such times Mr. Forrest could have asked no better incarnation of the sisters three to play Macbeth to . One always begins house - keeping with a conviction that there is no ...
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... and paint that place over , and the first person that mars it , shall die without benefit of clergy . ' · Arn't you rather severe ? ' I asked . “ I should think a hundred lashes on the bare back might suffice for the first offence .
... and paint that place over , and the first person that mars it , shall die without benefit of clergy . ' · Arn't you rather severe ? ' I asked . “ I should think a hundred lashes on the bare back might suffice for the first offence .
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he asked . “ They ' re fifty cents a hundred , ' said Mrs. Wells to me in a low voice . " That's cheap , should n't you think ? ' " Oh ! very , ' I answered without the remotest notion whether it were or not , except that to get a ...
he asked . “ They ' re fifty cents a hundred , ' said Mrs. Wells to me in a low voice . " That's cheap , should n't you think ? ' " Oh ! very , ' I answered without the remotest notion whether it were or not , except that to get a ...
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When he mentioned this dainty , temptation overcame me anew , and I asked : ' How do you sell them ? ' ' Five shillings a peck ; and that's three shillings cheaper than you could get them of the dealers .
When he mentioned this dainty , temptation overcame me anew , and I asked : ' How do you sell them ? ' ' Five shillings a peck ; and that's three shillings cheaper than you could get them of the dealers .
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