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... voice , and to a strange , wild , anomalous tune — solemn as the Hebrew chant of Deborah , and fully as triumphant . A slender girl of twelve years ' growth steadied a pail of water on her head , with both dimpled arms thrown up , in ...
... voice , and to a strange , wild , anomalous tune — solemn as the Hebrew chant of Deborah , and fully as triumphant . A slender girl of twelve years ' growth steadied a pail of water on her head , with both dimpled arms thrown up , in ...
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... voices reached her from the thick wood bordering the path , and , without reflection , she fol- lowed the dog , who bounded off toward the point whence it issued . Upon the verge of the forest she paused , and , looking down a dewy ...
... voices reached her from the thick wood bordering the path , and , without reflection , she fol- lowed the dog , who bounded off toward the point whence it issued . Upon the verge of the forest she paused , and , looking down a dewy ...
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... voices in the passage , nor the faint creak of the door as it swung back on its rusty hinges ; but a shrill scream , a wild , despairing shriek terrified her , and her heart seemed to stand still as she bounded away from the side of the ...
... voices in the passage , nor the faint creak of the door as it swung back on its rusty hinges ; but a shrill scream , a wild , despairing shriek terrified her , and her heart seemed to stand still as she bounded away from the side of the ...
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... voice of the surgeon , who read the burial service . " Man , that is born of a woman , hath but a short time to live , and is full of misery . He cometh up , and is cut down , like a flower ; he fleeth as it were a shadow , and never ...
... voice of the surgeon , who read the burial service . " Man , that is born of a woman , hath but a short time to live , and is full of misery . He cometh up , and is cut down , like a flower ; he fleeth as it were a shadow , and never ...
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... voice ascending high ; To Thee will I direct my prayer , To Thee lift up mine eye . " Ere the first verse was ended , the clatter of a horse's hoofs hushed her song , and she glanced up as a harsh voice asked impatiently : " Are you ...
... voice ascending high ; To Thee will I direct my prayer , To Thee lift up mine eye . " Ere the first verse was ended , the clatter of a horse's hoofs hushed her song , and she glanced up as a harsh voice asked impatiently : " Are you ...
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