Squire Silchester's Whim, Volumen1H.S. King & Company, 1873 |
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... give him a son or a daughter . Which ? To Squire Silchester this was a question of some moment , seeing that the Silchester estates ( a little kingdom in themselves ) were entailed on heirs male , and that the next heir was a tremendous ...
... give him a son or a daughter . Which ? To Squire Silchester this was a question of some moment , seeing that the Silchester estates ( a little kingdom in themselves ) were entailed on heirs male , and that the next heir was a tremendous ...
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... give like power to any judicious reader of this chapter - should I be lucky enough to hook so big a fish , —at the same time warning him ( or her ) that to skip this chapter will be a terrible mistake . It contains the clue to the whole ...
... give like power to any judicious reader of this chapter - should I be lucky enough to hook so big a fish , —at the same time warning him ( or her ) that to skip this chapter will be a terrible mistake . It contains the clue to the whole ...
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... give me all the witty chaff of Athens . Here is my favourite philosophic poet Lucretius ; here also my favourite amorous poet Catullus ; both ready to give me their ideas if only I am for- tunate enough to understand them . Shak- speare ...
... give me all the witty chaff of Athens . Here is my favourite philosophic poet Lucretius ; here also my favourite amorous poet Catullus ; both ready to give me their ideas if only I am for- tunate enough to understand them . Shak- speare ...
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... give me infinite plea- sure . " " Well , Squire , " said the Doctor , holding up a glass of Madeira to catch a sunbeam which shot gaily through a stained window , " I throw up the argument . But are those two young folk never to learn ...
... give me infinite plea- sure . " " Well , Squire , " said the Doctor , holding up a glass of Madeira to catch a sunbeam which shot gaily through a stained window , " I throw up the argument . But are those two young folk never to learn ...
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... gives me a lesson . I like a thick wood on a dark night . It feels like going into ' another world . " The result of this little adventure was that both flute and fiddle soon found their way to Silchester ; and in due time Musical ...
... gives me a lesson . I like a thick wood on a dark night . It feels like going into ' another world . " The result of this little adventure was that both flute and fiddle soon found their way to Silchester ; and in due time Musical ...
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