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... never heerd , mind you , nor read of in story books , nor see in picters , any angel in tights and gaiters — not even in spectacles , as I remember , though that may have been done for anythin ' I know to the contrairey - but mark my ...
... never heerd , mind you , nor read of in story books , nor see in picters , any angel in tights and gaiters — not even in spectacles , as I remember , though that may have been done for anythin ' I know to the contrairey - but mark my ...
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... never consulted about this matter , and never even mentioned it , till I sent your little boy out this morning eh ? ” you Mrs. Bardell could only reply by a look . She had long worshipped Mr. Pickwick at a distance , but here she was ...
... never consulted about this matter , and never even mentioned it , till I sent your little boy out this morning eh ? ” you Mrs. Bardell could only reply by a look . She had long worshipped Mr. Pickwick at a distance , but here she was ...
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... never thought anything of the trouble , sir , " replied Mrs. Bardell ; " and , of course , I should take more trouble to please you then , than ever ; but it is so kind of you , Mr. Pick- wick , to have so much consideration for my ...
... never thought anything of the trouble , sir , " replied Mrs. Bardell ; " and , of course , I should take more trouble to please you then , than ever ; but it is so kind of you , Mr. Pick- wick , to have so much consideration for my ...
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... never leave you - dear , kind , good soul ; " and , with these words Mrs. Bardell clung the tighter . " Mercy upon me , " said Mr. Pickwick , strug- gling violently , " I hear somebody coming up the stairs . Don't , don't , there's a ...
... never leave you - dear , kind , good soul ; " and , with these words Mrs. Bardell clung the tighter . " Mercy upon me , " said Mr. Pickwick , strug- gling violently , " I hear somebody coming up the stairs . Don't , don't , there's a ...
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... Never mind ; there's change of air , plenty to see , and little to do ; and all this suits my complaint uncommon ; so , long life to the Pickvicks , says I ! " SAM'S VALENTINE S Sam was sauntering away his spare time , and stopped to ...
... Never mind ; there's change of air , plenty to see , and little to do ; and all this suits my complaint uncommon ; so , long life to the Pickvicks , says I ! " SAM'S VALENTINE S Sam was sauntering away his spare time , and stopped to ...
Contents
55 | |
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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