Collected Works of Charles Kingsley: The water-babiesMacmillan and Company, 1895 |
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... lives at the very first sight of them . Grimes rang at the gate , and out came a keeper on the spot , and opened . " I was told to expect thee , " he said . " Now thou'lt be so good as to keep to the main avenue , and not let me find a ...
... lives at the very first sight of them . Grimes rang at the gate , and out came a keeper on the spot , and opened . " I was told to expect thee , " he said . " Now thou'lt be so good as to keep to the main avenue , and not let me find a ...
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... live in such a beautiful place , and wear green velveteens , and have a real dog - whistle at my button , like you . " The keeper laughed ; he was a kind - hearted fellow enough . " Let well alone , lad , and ill too at times . Thy ...
... live in such a beautiful place , and wear green velveteens , and have a real dog - whistle at my button , like you . " The keeper laughed ; he was a kind - hearted fellow enough . " Let well alone , lad , and ill too at times . Thy ...
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... live house , that had a history , and had grown and grown as the world grew ; and that it was only an upstart fellow who did not know who his own grandfather was , who would change it for some spick and span new Gothic or Elizabethan ...
... live house , that had a history , and had grown and grown as the world grew ; and that it was only an upstart fellow who did not know who his own grandfather was , who would change it for some spick and span new Gothic or Elizabethan ...
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... live person , or one of the wax dolls he had seen in the shops . But when he saw her breathe , he made up his mind that she was alive , and stood staring at her , as if she had been an angel out of heaven . No. She cannot be dirty . She ...
... live person , or one of the wax dolls he had seen in the shops . But when he saw her breathe , he made up his mind that she was alive , and stood staring at her , as if she had been an angel out of heaven . No. She cannot be dirty . She ...
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... live such a life as a man ought to live , let you be as strong and healthy as you may : and when you are , you will find it a very ugly feeling . I hope that that day you may have a stout staunch friend by you who is not beat ; for , if ...
... live such a life as a man ought to live , let you be as strong and healthy as you may : and when you are , you will find it a very ugly feeling . I hope that that day you may have a stout staunch friend by you who is not beat ; for , if ...
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