The Life and Times of Seargent Smith PrentissJ. B. Lippincott & Company, 1884 - 442 páginas |
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... heard , read , or seen like the blur upon blotting - paper , but it was not so with him , the impres- sion came out clear and distinct in his memory as a letter - press copy ; nor was this his only extraordinary mental endowment , for ...
... heard , read , or seen like the blur upon blotting - paper , but it was not so with him , the impres- sion came out clear and distinct in his memory as a letter - press copy ; nor was this his only extraordinary mental endowment , for ...
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... heard the first stump - speech of the won- derful youth in an apple - orchard hard by to a mass - meeting of his playmates . It was so striking that it gave a presage of his future brilliant career . When nearing the close of his school ...
... heard the first stump - speech of the won- derful youth in an apple - orchard hard by to a mass - meeting of his playmates . It was so striking that it gave a presage of his future brilliant career . When nearing the close of his school ...
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... heard of such a society before . Its name was a compound of Greek and English , - " Spouteroi , " and expressed its object . The spouting of the youngsters must have been , at first , very crude , but of course they improved by practice ...
... heard of such a society before . Its name was a compound of Greek and English , - " Spouteroi , " and expressed its object . The spouting of the youngsters must have been , at first , very crude , but of course they improved by practice ...
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... heard of " his new departure " was by a letter from Louisville explaining the motives . The trip from Louisville down the river was very tedious on account of the low water in the Ohio River . Prentiss fully realized the sarcasm of John ...
... heard of " his new departure " was by a letter from Louisville explaining the motives . The trip from Louisville down the river was very tedious on account of the low water in the Ohio River . Prentiss fully realized the sarcasm of John ...
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... heard my step he looked up and asked , ' Is that you , Nat ? ' then , turning and pointing to the lane in front , ' Do you see that lame brat riding off there ? ' " I answered , ' I see a gentleman on horseback , father , but can't dis ...
... heard my step he looked up and asked , ' Is that you , Nat ? ' then , turning and pointing to the lane in front , ' Do you see that lame brat riding off there ? ' " I answered , ' I see a gentleman on horseback , father , but can't dis ...
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