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... once known to plant cabbages , and the tradition is that they grew and came out cabbages , and did not , as they usually do , spread themselves and be- come very fine but rather loose leaves . The soil was deep , a well having been sunk ...
... once known to plant cabbages , and the tradition is that they grew and came out cabbages , and did not , as they usually do , spread themselves and be- come very fine but rather loose leaves . The soil was deep , a well having been sunk ...
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... once , on a previous occasion , and without any great strain , given way , a carpenter had to be called in to strengthen it . He , in his enthusiasm , and being prob- ably as ignorant as myself , used so many supports that it would have ...
... once , on a previous occasion , and without any great strain , given way , a carpenter had to be called in to strengthen it . He , in his enthusiasm , and being prob- ably as ignorant as myself , used so many supports that it would have ...
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... once became excited , and prepared for action , and the cow looked wild and threatening as they closed in around her . Her owner , who was leading her with a cord , called out " soo - so - o - o " in a deprecatory manner , that ...
... once became excited , and prepared for action , and the cow looked wild and threatening as they closed in around her . Her owner , who was leading her with a cord , called out " soo - so - o - o " in a deprecatory manner , that ...
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... once pausing , and then did the like with a re- plenished dish . My opinion of the intelligence of cows and Biddies was elevated , and I concluded cow- feeding was not my specialty . With those two feeds , or more properly gluts , of ...
... once pausing , and then did the like with a re- plenished dish . My opinion of the intelligence of cows and Biddies was elevated , and I concluded cow- feeding was not my specialty . With those two feeds , or more properly gluts , of ...
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... once proceeded to lay out an ad- mirable plan for a house twenty - four feet square , a neat , nice , cosy , comfortable little cottage ; and this is an economical size , because it requires precisely two lengths of board . I arranged ...
... once proceeded to lay out an ad- mirable plan for a house twenty - four feet square , a neat , nice , cosy , comfortable little cottage ; and this is an economical size , because it requires precisely two lengths of board . I arranged ...
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