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Page 61
... object more distressful than either of the former . A woman in rags , with one child in her arms and another on her back , was attempting to sing ballads , but with such a mournful voice , that it was difficult to determine whether she ...
... object more distressful than either of the former . A woman in rags , with one child in her arms and another on her back , was attempting to sing ballads , but with such a mournful voice , that it was difficult to determine whether she ...
Page 239
... object , perhaps he is short - sighted , and has to take out his glass to look at it . There is a feeling in the air ... objects and circumstances that present themselves before you - these may recal a number of objects , and lead to ...
... object , perhaps he is short - sighted , and has to take out his glass to look at it . There is a feeling in the air ... objects and circumstances that present themselves before you - these may recal a number of objects , and lead to ...
Page 412
... object being to get through the night , the pursuit of it brought me into sympathetic relations with people who have no other object every night in the year . The month was March , and the weather damp , cloudy , and cold . The sun not ...
... object being to get through the night , the pursuit of it brought me into sympathetic relations with people who have no other object every night in the year . The month was March , and the weather damp , cloudy , and cold . The sun not ...
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