The Brighton gleaner; or, General repository of literary selections, general occurrences [&c.]., Volume 1 |
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The ' squire , faithful to the dy- ing commands of his master , re- turned immediately to France , to present the heart and the pre- sents to the lady of du Fayel . But when he approached the cas- tle of this lady , he concealed himself ...
The ' squire , faithful to the dy- ing commands of his master , re- turned immediately to France , to present the heart and the pre- sents to the lady of du Fayel . But when he approached the cas- tle of this lady , he concealed himself ...
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... how little real skill or taste they possessed , he set about the exe- cuting a marble statue with all the assiduity and application imaginable . He exhausted all his ideas of beauty , and , in a word , made a master - piece of art .
... how little real skill or taste they possessed , he set about the exe- cuting a marble statue with all the assiduity and application imaginable . He exhausted all his ideas of beauty , and , in a word , made a master - piece of art .
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... was at work on a mine , near the spot , with twenty men . Hearing the French over - head , and convinced that if they re- mained a moment longer masters of the gallery , the fortress would be lost , 24 THE BRIGHTON GLEANER .
... was at work on a mine , near the spot , with twenty men . Hearing the French over - head , and convinced that if they re- mained a moment longer masters of the gallery , the fortress would be lost , 24 THE BRIGHTON GLEANER .
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In the pew with his Majesty , were the Master General of the Ordnance , the Master of the Horse , the Lord Steward , and Lord St. Helen's . The service of the day was perfected in all its parts , by one of the most convincing ser- mons ...
In the pew with his Majesty , were the Master General of the Ordnance , the Master of the Horse , the Lord Steward , and Lord St. Helen's . The service of the day was perfected in all its parts , by one of the most convincing ser- mons ...
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Dear Father and Mother " I have taken my pen to write thos fu lins to you oping to find you in health as it leaves Me at present thank God for it But I have been acused Wrong full to Day My Master losed to shil- lings and he says I must ...
Dear Father and Mother " I have taken my pen to write thos fu lins to you oping to find you in health as it leaves Me at present thank God for it But I have been acused Wrong full to Day My Master losed to shil- lings and he says I must ...
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