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Page 149
... leave her till winter . But , amidst all her kindness and caresses , she very frequently turned her head aside , and whispered , with anxious earnest- ness , some order to her daughters , which never failed to send them out with ...
... leave her till winter . But , amidst all her kindness and caresses , she very frequently turned her head aside , and whispered , with anxious earnest- ness , some order to her daughters , which never failed to send them out with ...
Page 164
... leave of the other servants , and rejoiced as the ground grew less which lay between me and the completion of my wishes . A few days brought me to a large old house , encompassed on three sides with woody hills , and looking from the ...
... leave of the other servants , and rejoiced as the ground grew less which lay between me and the completion of my wishes . A few days brought me to a large old house , encompassed on three sides with woody hills , and looking from the ...
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... Leave , oh , leave me to my repose ! ' I have just now other business in hand , which would seem idle to you , but is with me ' very stuff of the conscience . ' Is not this wild rose sweet without a comment ? Does not this daisy leap to ...
... Leave , oh , leave me to my repose ! ' I have just now other business in hand , which would seem idle to you , but is with me ' very stuff of the conscience . ' Is not this wild rose sweet without a comment ? Does not this daisy leap to ...
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