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... woman , who was supported on the threshold by a venerable , gray - haired man , down whose furrowed cheeks tears coursed rapidly . Struggling to free herself from his restraining grasp , the stranger tottered into the middle of the room ...
... woman , who was supported on the threshold by a venerable , gray - haired man , down whose furrowed cheeks tears coursed rapidly . Struggling to free herself from his restraining grasp , the stranger tottered into the middle of the room ...
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... 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 con- tinueth in one stay . Yet , O Lord God most holy , O Lord most mighty , O ...
... 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 con- tinueth in one stay . Yet , O Lord God most holy , O Lord most mighty , O ...
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... sake of his grandchild he resolved to marry again . The middle - aged widow whom he selected was a kind - hearted and generous woman , but indolent , ignorant , and exceed- ingly high - tempered ; and while she really loved. ST . ELMO . 9.
... sake of his grandchild he resolved to marry again . The middle - aged widow whom he selected was a kind - hearted and generous woman , but indolent , ignorant , and exceed- ingly high - tempered ; and while she really loved. ST . ELMO . 9.
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... woman has as good a right as a man to get book - learning , if she wants it ; and as for sense , I'll thank you , mine is as good as yours any day ; and folks have said it was a blessed thing for the neighborhood when the rheumatiz laid ...
... woman has as good a right as a man to get book - learning , if she wants it ; and as for sense , I'll thank you , mine is as good as yours any day ; and folks have said it was a blessed thing for the neighborhood when the rheumatiz laid ...
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... woman , with a kind but not very warm heart , who would be scrupulously attentive to the wants of a sick child , but would probably never dream of caressing or fondling such a charge . Chancing to glance towards the bed as she turned a ...
... woman , with a kind but not very warm heart , who would be scrupulously attentive to the wants of a sick child , but would probably never dream of caressing or fondling such a charge . Chancing to glance towards the bed as she turned a ...
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