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I wished to obtain a photograph of this portrait a few years ago , but the present owner refused to allow it to be copied , having , I fancy , some exaggerated idea of its value as a work of art . 1 Other friends or relatives of the ...
I wished to obtain a photograph of this portrait a few years ago , but the present owner refused to allow it to be copied , having , I fancy , some exaggerated idea of its value as a work of art . 1 Other friends or relatives of the ...
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Among the books read to us was “ Sandford and Merton , ” the only part of which that I distinctly remember is when the two boys got lost in a wood after dark , and while Merton could do nothing but cry at the idea of having to pass the ...
Among the books read to us was “ Sandford and Merton , ” the only part of which that I distinctly remember is when the two boys got lost in a wood after dark , and while Merton could do nothing but cry at the idea of having to pass the ...
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As it was thought that the change would do me good , and I was delighted at the idea of going to such a nice seaside place as Cromer , his offer was kindly accepted . As it happened we did not go to Cromer , but my visit was , so far as ...
As it was thought that the change would do me good , and I was delighted at the idea of going to such a nice seaside place as Cromer , his offer was kindly accepted . As it happened we did not go to Cromer , but my visit was , so far as ...
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I , for one , always enjoyed these readings , as the verse was clear and melodious , and gave an excellent idea of the poetry of the Latin writer . Sometimes our laziness and ignorance were found out , and we either had to stay in an ...
I , for one , always enjoyed these readings , as the verse was clear and melodious , and gave an excellent idea of the poetry of the Latin writer . Sometimes our laziness and ignorance were found out , and we either had to stay in an ...
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... dark young man of eighteen or twenty . He was very good natured , and was much liked by the boys , in whose games he often took part . He was , I believe , studying the higher classics with his uncle with the idea of going to ...
... dark young man of eighteen or twenty . He was very good natured , and was much liked by the boys , in whose games he often took part . He was , I believe , studying the higher classics with his uncle with the idea of going to ...
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