The Works of George Eliot: Adam BedeW. Blackwood, 1878 |
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Adam Bede Adam's afore Alick allays Arthur Arthur Donnithorne aunt Bartle Massey beauty better Broxton Burge canna Captain Donnithorne Casson church Craig Cranage currants dairy dance Dinah Dinah Morris door Eagledale ears eyes face father feel fellow felt folks Gawaine give glance gone grogram hair Hall Farm hand Hayslope head hear heart Hetty Hetty Sorrel Hetty's honour Irwine's Joshua knew Lisbeth live Loamshire look Martin Poyser Mester Methodist mind Molly morning mother ne'er neckerchief never niver old Squire pocket poor preach pretty rizon round Sam Phillips seemed Seth smiling smock-frock soul speak stood supper sure talk tell thee thee't there's things thought to-day Totty Treddleston turned up-stairs Vixen voice walked what's woman women wonna words young Squire
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