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... means an inconsiderable per- sonage . As Miss Audley , heiress of Audley , she had been the belle of the county . John Silchester , a resolute young gentleman , had seen her in a box at the theatre in " Ex'ter town , " and had at once ...
... means an inconsiderable per- sonage . As Miss Audley , heiress of Audley , she had been the belle of the county . John Silchester , a resolute young gentleman , had seen her in a box at the theatre in " Ex'ter town , " and had at once ...
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... means let it be supposed that she was merely a good housewife . True , she knew not a word of French , and was incapable of playing the " Battle of Prague " on the piano . But in the school kept by Madam Tucker in the Cathedral Close ...
... means let it be supposed that she was merely a good housewife . True , she knew not a word of French , and was incapable of playing the " Battle of Prague " on the piano . But in the school kept by Madam Tucker in the Cathedral Close ...
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... mean to prove by authority and logic : I. I have a right to digress . II . Critics have no right to interfere . III . I am not digressing . There was once published in this city of London a work of enormous genius , dedicated " To His ...
... mean to prove by authority and logic : I. I have a right to digress . II . Critics have no right to interfere . III . I am not digressing . There was once published in this city of London a work of enormous genius , dedicated " To His ...
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... means , and I can almost understand the harmonic chords . Hard words , aren't they ? Papa says wind instru- ments are meant to mock the music of our voices and birds ' voices , and that instruments with strings mock the wind in the ...
... means , and I can almost understand the harmonic chords . Hard words , aren't they ? Papa says wind instru- ments are meant to mock the music of our voices and birds ' voices , and that instruments with strings mock the wind in the ...
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... means — fit to make a picture of . It is the most conceited epithet in our language , for it patronizes the Creator . What in the world would an archæologist say if the most important thing about Silchester were forgotten ? It has an ...
... means — fit to make a picture of . It is the most conceited epithet in our language , for it patronizes the Creator . What in the world would an archæologist say if the most important thing about Silchester were forgotten ? It has an ...
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