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Page 120
... half hour's nap after dinner , but when he wakes he holds up his head and asks , " What's the news ? " as if the rest of mankind had stood his sentinels . Some give directions to be waked every half hour , doubtless for no other purpose ...
... half hour's nap after dinner , but when he wakes he holds up his head and asks , " What's the news ? " as if the rest of mankind had stood his sentinels . Some give directions to be waked every half hour , doubtless for no other purpose ...
Page 302
... half - audible talk , one caught a coherent sentence now and then - such as : " There ; she's over the first reef ... half ! E - i - g - h - t feet ! E - i - g - h - t feet ! Seven- and- Mr. Bixby said warningly through his speaking ...
... half - audible talk , one caught a coherent sentence now and then - such as : " There ; she's over the first reef ... half ! E - i - g - h - t feet ! E - i - g - h - t feet ! Seven- and- Mr. Bixby said warningly through his speaking ...
Page 461
... half melted on the beard of the thistle , had something genial and refresh- ing in them ; for there was a spirit of ... half - inspired speaker came . I was called down into the room where he was , and went half hoping , half afraid . He ...
... half melted on the beard of the thistle , had something genial and refresh- ing in them ; for there was a spirit of ... half - inspired speaker came . I was called down into the room where he was , and went half hoping , half afraid . He ...
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