The Tasmanian LilyHenry S. King, 1873 - 254 páginas Novel set in Australia. |
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... sort of thing won't do . I was troubled with romance once , but gave it up . Excuse me , old fel- low ; but do you want to pile up rupees here ? ' ' No , my ambition don't lie that way . I sold out , after saving up . Wife and I ...
... sort of thing won't do . I was troubled with romance once , but gave it up . Excuse me , old fel- low ; but do you want to pile up rupees here ? ' ' No , my ambition don't lie that way . I sold out , after saving up . Wife and I ...
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... sort of partial paralysis . It was then I had to look round at my growing family . ' ' Indeed it was , John , ' sighed his wife . ' Six child- ren in England , and that in our position , became a source of anxiety . ' ' And that ...
... sort of partial paralysis . It was then I had to look round at my growing family . ' ' Indeed it was , John , ' sighed his wife . ' Six child- ren in England , and that in our position , became a source of anxiety . ' ' And that ...
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... sort of society we might have there . ' ' Perfectly natural , ' cried Mrs Douglas emphatically . ' These husbands of ours cannot comprehend women's fears , which are reasonable enough , as we know . And yet a mother is willing to ...
... sort of society we might have there . ' ' Perfectly natural , ' cried Mrs Douglas emphatically . ' These husbands of ours cannot comprehend women's fears , which are reasonable enough , as we know . And yet a mother is willing to ...
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... sort , fly in such clouds as really to darken the heavens . Young Tasmanian lads are not too proud to eat the flesh of the young birds , though rather fishy and oleaginous in flavour . When first caught , the small ones may be made to ...
... sort , fly in such clouds as really to darken the heavens . Young Tasmanian lads are not too proud to eat the flesh of the young birds , though rather fishy and oleaginous in flavour . When first caught , the small ones may be made to ...
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... sort of asylum for old men , outside of the town , near the domain . Here he heard some fine yarns from old soldiers who had served under Well- ington in Spain . One who had reached the other side of one hundred was bed - ridden . But ...
... sort of asylum for old men , outside of the town , near the domain . Here he heard some fine yarns from old soldiers who had served under Well- ington in Spain . One who had reached the other side of one hundred was bed - ridden . But ...
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