The Novels and Stories of Willa Cather ...Houghton Mifflin, 1940 - United States |
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... Quaker . This man , though now seventy , firmly believed that in his own lifetime he would see one of those great designs accomplished ; that the Lord had already chosen His heralds and His captains , and a morning would break when all ...
... Quaker . This man , though now seventy , firmly believed that in his own lifetime he would see one of those great designs accomplished ; that the Lord had already chosen His heralds and His captains , and a morning would break when all ...
Page 224
... Quaker who was a friend of the miller and of Mr. Fairhead . From the Quaker's house they would take the stage for Martinsburg . If Mrs. Blake chanced to meet an acquaintance on the street or in the stage , was quite natural that she ...
... Quaker who was a friend of the miller and of Mr. Fairhead . From the Quaker's house they would take the stage for Martinsburg . If Mrs. Blake chanced to meet an acquaintance on the street or in the stage , was quite natural that she ...
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... Quaker folks will be kind to you , an ' you'll be bright an ' happy , like you used to be . If you ain't happy when you get to your journey's end , I'll fetch you back somehow . Don't give way , after all Mr. Fairhead and Mr. Whitford ...
... Quaker folks will be kind to you , an ' you'll be bright an ' happy , like you used to be . If you ain't happy when you get to your journey's end , I'll fetch you back somehow . Don't give way , after all Mr. Fairhead and Mr. Whitford ...
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