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... looked very hard at Mrs. Bardell ) I think possesses these qualities ; and has . moreover , a considerable knowledge of the world , and a great deal of sharpness , Mrs. Bardell ; which may be of material use to me . " " La , Mr ...
... looked very hard at Mrs. Bardell ) I think possesses these qualities ; and has . moreover , a considerable knowledge of the world , and a great deal of sharpness , Mrs. Bardell ; which may be of material use to me . " " La , Mr ...
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... looked dubiously at each other . This behaviour was not lost upon Mr. Pick- wick . He remarked their incredulity . They evidently suspected him . " There is a man in the passage now , " said Mr. Tupman . " It's the man I spoke to you ...
... looked dubiously at each other . This behaviour was not lost upon Mr. Pick- wick . He remarked their incredulity . They evidently suspected him . " There is a man in the passage now , " said Mr. Tupman . " It's the man I spoke to you ...
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... looked out his linen for the washer- woman when it went abroad , darned , aired , and prepared it for wear , when it came home , and , in short , enjoyed his fullest trust and confidence . I shall show you , that , on many occasions ...
... looked out his linen for the washer- woman when it went abroad , darned , aired , and prepared it for wear , when it came home , and , in short , enjoyed his fullest trust and confidence . I shall show you , that , on many occasions ...
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... looked doubtful , and said he'd make a note of it . Mrs. Cluppins then resumed : " I walked in , gentlemen , just to say good mornin ' , and went , in a permiscuous manner , up stairs , and into the back room . Gentlemen , there was a ...
... looked doubtful , and said he'd make a note of it . Mrs. Cluppins then resumed : " I walked in , gentlemen , just to say good mornin ' , and went , in a permiscuous manner , up stairs , and into the back room . Gentlemen , there was a ...
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... looked suspicious , and Mr. Serjeant Buzfuz smiled and sat down . They looked positively awful when Serjeant Snubbin inti- mated that he should not cross - examine the wit- ness , for Mr. Pickwick wished it to be distinctly stated that ...
... looked suspicious , and Mr. Serjeant Buzfuz smiled and sat down . They looked positively awful when Serjeant Snubbin inti- mated that he should not cross - examine the wit- ness , for Mr. Pickwick wished it to be distinctly stated that ...
Contents
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74 | |
87 | |
THE BATTLE OF CRESSY Jean Froissart | 94 |
THE BATTLE OF SARATOGA E S Creasy | 111 |
GEOFFREY CHAUCER | 138 |
THE TRAVELS OF SIR JOHN MANDEVILLE | 145 |
THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON Selections James Boswell | 155 |
ABRAHAM LINCOLN Theodore Roosevelt | 277 |
THE BATTLE OF HASTINGS E S Creasy | 284 |
SIR ROGER DE COVERLEY Joseph Addison | 329 |
SIR FRANCIS BACON | 356 |
OF STUDIES Sir Francis Bacon | 362 |
ROBERT OF LINCOLN William Cullen Bryant | 410 |
THE CHAMBERED NAUTILUS Oliver Wendell Holmes | 423 |
ODE ON A GRECIAN URN John Keats | 433 |
OWLS Gilbert White | 169 |
THE VISION OF MIRZA Joseph Addison | 231 |
PIPPA PASSES Adapted from Robert Browning | 240 |
THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS Abraham Lincoln | 272 |
THE FATE OF THE INDIANS Charles Sprague | 439 |
A CALL TO ARMS Patrick Henry | 451 |
HANDY TABLES | 469 |
INDEX | 479 |
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