The Story of My LifeBlackwood, 1882 - 382 páginas |
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... beautiful devices were arranged with coloured oil- lamps , and our delight was unbounded . Nor have I forgotten the chairing of Mr Canning and General Gascoigne , on their return as Members for Liverpool , after a severely - contested ...
... beautiful devices were arranged with coloured oil- lamps , and our delight was unbounded . Nor have I forgotten the chairing of Mr Canning and General Gascoigne , on their return as Members for Liverpool , after a severely - contested ...
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... beautiful angels hovering over him and saying to him , " Meadows won't die ! " What did the child see ? Long years after I questioned him about this , and he said the vision was firmly rooted in his memory ! Time passed on , but I fear ...
... beautiful angels hovering over him and saying to him , " Meadows won't die ! " What did the child see ? Long years after I questioned him about this , and he said the vision was firmly rooted in his memory ! Time passed on , but I fear ...
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... beautiful boy - come away . " I gained the door , and fled rapidly in the darkness up the street . Early in 1824 the wretchedness I endured in the office reached its highest pitch , and malicious tales against me increased frightfully ...
... beautiful boy - come away . " I gained the door , and fled rapidly in the darkness up the street . Early in 1824 the wretchedness I endured in the office reached its highest pitch , and malicious tales against me increased frightfully ...
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... beautiful verdure of the trees ; and as we entered the harbour by night , we missed a very fine sight , as the entrance to the harbour is reckoned one of the finest in the world . At half - past twelve we cast anchor in Bombay roads ...
... beautiful verdure of the trees ; and as we entered the harbour by night , we missed a very fine sight , as the entrance to the harbour is reckoned one of the finest in the world . At half - past twelve we cast anchor in Bombay roads ...
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... beautiful . I found my horse and pony , tents and baggage , at Panwell , where I landed , and in the evening went on to Chowke . There I had the first sight of a splendid Indian encampment ; the Resident at Nagpore , Sir Richard Jenkins ...
... beautiful . I found my horse and pony , tents and baggage , at Panwell , where I landed , and in the evening went on to Chowke . There I had the first sight of a splendid Indian encampment ; the Resident at Nagpore , Sir Richard Jenkins ...
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