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... proud to accept at her hands . Although ignorant and uncultivated , Mr. Hunt was a man of warm , tender feelings , and rare nobility of soul . He regretted the absence of early advan- tages which poverty had denied him ; and in teaching ...
... proud to accept at her hands . Although ignorant and uncultivated , Mr. Hunt was a man of warm , tender feelings , and rare nobility of soul . He regretted the absence of early advan- tages which poverty had denied him ; and in teaching ...
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... proud of you , won't you , little Pearl , when you are smart enough to teach a school ? I shall be too old to work by that time , and you will take care of me , won't you , my little mocking - bird ? " " Oh , Grandy ; that I will . But ...
... proud of you , won't you , little Pearl , when you are smart enough to teach a school ? I shall be too old to work by that time , and you will take care of me , won't you , my little mocking - bird ? " " Oh , Grandy ; that I will . But ...
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... proud , and handsome , but wore an expression of habitual anxiety ; and gray hairs showed themselves under the costly lace that bordered her morning head - dress , while lines of care marked her brow and mouth . Children instinctively ...
... proud , and handsome , but wore an expression of habitual anxiety ; and gray hairs showed themselves under the costly lace that bordered her morning head - dress , while lines of care marked her brow and mouth . Children instinctively ...
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... proud notions ? Pay me , in- deed ! You poor little beggar ! Ha ! ha ! ha ! Well , yes , you may do as you please , when you are able ; that time is rather too distant to be considered now . Meanwhile , quit grieving over the past , and ...
... proud notions ? Pay me , in- deed ! You poor little beggar ! Ha ! ha ! ha ! Well , yes , you may do as you please , when you are able ; that time is rather too distant to be considered now . Meanwhile , quit grieving over the past , and ...
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... proud lifting of the regal head , reminded her painfully of him whose overbearing insolence had so unwontedly stirred the ire of Aaron Hunt's genial and generally equable nature . While she pondered this inexplicable coincidence ...
... proud lifting of the regal head , reminded her painfully of him whose overbearing insolence had so unwontedly stirred the ire of Aaron Hunt's genial and generally equable nature . While she pondered this inexplicable coincidence ...
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