The Life and Times of Seargent Smith PrentissJ. B. Lippincott & Company, 1884 - 442 páginas |
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... soon as he could , he consulted with Judge Wright , and proposed to teach school for a while , and thus raise means to bear his expenses to another place farther south . Here his noble friend , Judge Wright , stepped forward to assist ...
... soon as he could , he consulted with Judge Wright , and proposed to teach school for a while , and thus raise means to bear his expenses to another place farther south . Here his noble friend , Judge Wright , stepped forward to assist ...
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... soon made . was to teach her five children for his board and three hundred dollars , with the privilege of getting other scholars from the neighborhood , and , to him , the inestimable privilege of the use of the law library ; besides ...
... soon made . was to teach her five children for his board and three hundred dollars , with the privilege of getting other scholars from the neighborhood , and , to him , the inestimable privilege of the use of the law library ; besides ...
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... soon emerged into active life a brilliant genius and an accomplished scholar . " That the ordeal was severe we had positive evidence . While at " Rokeby " he would have deep fits of gloom lasting for weeks . Wrapt in the solitude of his ...
... soon emerged into active life a brilliant genius and an accomplished scholar . " That the ordeal was severe we had positive evidence . While at " Rokeby " he would have deep fits of gloom lasting for weeks . Wrapt in the solitude of his ...
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... soon reached this landing , took on the balance of the plunder , and , just as they were about to cast off the hawser for the final departure , the captain proposed to Pren- tiss to go on down the river with him . Of course he was en ...
... soon reached this landing , took on the balance of the plunder , and , just as they were about to cast off the hawser for the final departure , the captain proposed to Pren- tiss to go on down the river with him . Of course he was en ...
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... soon as he reached home he resumed his studies with his accustomed ardor . He had now but three months left in which to complete his preparation . Knowing , as we do , his wonderful power of concentration , we presume he condensed his ...
... soon as he reached home he resumed his studies with his accustomed ardor . He had now but three months left in which to complete his preparation . Knowing , as we do , his wonderful power of concentration , we presume he condensed his ...
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