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... five acres . Teachers generally say , on receiving a new pupil from another master , that there is more trouble to unlearn than to learn ; here there was nothing to be undone everything was to be done . INTRODUCTION . xiii.
... five acres . Teachers generally say , on receiving a new pupil from another master , that there is more trouble to unlearn than to learn ; here there was nothing to be undone everything was to be done . INTRODUCTION . xiii.
Página xvi
... trouble , and , rushing away with railroad speed into the country , to enjoy the delicious air and cool breeze , to sit beneath the outspreading trees , to wan- der through the woods , to bathe in the brook , to doze or smoke in the ...
... trouble , and , rushing away with railroad speed into the country , to enjoy the delicious air and cool breeze , to sit beneath the outspreading trees , to wan- der through the woods , to bathe in the brook , to doze or smoke in the ...
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... trouble , and a vain attempt to buy a few pounds of it , I had obtained a bag - was to be mixed with a certain proportion of meal ; and how often daily this mess , which is prob- ably English for mash , covered with warm water , was to ...
... trouble , and a vain attempt to buy a few pounds of it , I had obtained a bag - was to be mixed with a certain proportion of meal ; and how often daily this mess , which is prob- ably English for mash , covered with warm water , was to ...
Página 46
... troubles culminated , and hearing of a spot where the inhabitants had each a house to sell , and wanting the article myself , without more ado I ordered one to be delivered at Flushing . It was not necessary to see the new domicile ; it ...
... troubles culminated , and hearing of a spot where the inhabitants had each a house to sell , and wanting the article myself , without more ado I ordered one to be delivered at Flushing . It was not necessary to see the new domicile ; it ...
Página 89
... trouble in straight- ening out . Every time a maid went to the well I speculated as to which of these modes she would fol- low , and feared that the case of the broken pitcher would be illustrated . This state of things lasted some time ...
... trouble in straight- ening out . Every time a maid went to the well I speculated as to which of these modes she would fol- low , and feared that the case of the broken pitcher would be illustrated . This state of things lasted some time ...
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