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... took a couple of London seasons . He then retreated to the country , farmed a little , and plunged deeply into bibliomania , and , at the period of which I am now about to speak , had become a kind of well - dis- posed hermit , living ...
... took a couple of London seasons . He then retreated to the country , farmed a little , and plunged deeply into bibliomania , and , at the period of which I am now about to speak , had become a kind of well - dis- posed hermit , living ...
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... took her leave of me . And so ended my little romance . " Not quite . Two days afterwards my eye caught a paragraph in the Times : " Awful Shipwreck of the Australasian , bound for New York ! " The para- graph stated that this vessel ...
... took her leave of me . And so ended my little romance . " Not quite . Two days afterwards my eye caught a paragraph in the Times : " Awful Shipwreck of the Australasian , bound for New York ! " The para- graph stated that this vessel ...
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... took the hint , and devoted myself to the study of the point before me with much vigour ; and what- ever may be the ethics of my friend's sports , its result was practical and pleasant in the last degree . “ Your library , Dagentree ...
... took the hint , and devoted myself to the study of the point before me with much vigour ; and what- ever may be the ethics of my friend's sports , its result was practical and pleasant in the last degree . “ Your library , Dagentree ...
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... took our way through shady lanes , and along open downs , up woodland glades , and over breezy sheep pastures , drawing bridle every now and then to talk and saunter in the sunshine . At last we gained an eminence which commanded a view ...
... took our way through shady lanes , and along open downs , up woodland glades , and over breezy sheep pastures , drawing bridle every now and then to talk and saunter in the sunshine . At last we gained an eminence which commanded a view ...
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... means of escape . The groom came round , and took our horses , and we entered the house ; I inwardly rejoicing that I had so unexpectedly succeeded in breaking through Dagentree's crust . 52 A VISIT TO MY DISCONTENTED COUSIN .
... means of escape . The groom came round , and took our horses , and we entered the house ; I inwardly rejoicing that I had so unexpectedly succeeded in breaking through Dagentree's crust . 52 A VISIT TO MY DISCONTENTED COUSIN .
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