The Home: Or, Life in Sweden. And Strife and PeaceG. Bell, 1892 - 518 pages |
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... believe , " interrupted the Assessor , " that I did that for her own sake ? No , I thank you ! I did it that the poor old skeleton might not fall down dead upon my steps , and I be obliged to climb over her MORNING DISPUTE AND EVENING ...
... believe , " interrupted the Assessor , " that I did that for her own sake ? No , I thank you ! I did it that the poor old skeleton might not fall down dead upon my steps , and I be obliged to climb over her MORNING DISPUTE AND EVENING ...
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... believe ; —per- haps it is home - music ! Home - baked , home - made , home- music- -hu ! " The Assessor sprang through the door ; the Judge laughed ; and the little one became silent at the sight of a kringla , * through which the ...
... believe ; —per- haps it is home - music ! Home - baked , home - made , home- music- -hu ! " The Assessor sprang through the door ; the Judge laughed ; and the little one became silent at the sight of a kringla , * through which the ...
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... believe , than nature , has given to her an unsteady and violent temper , and has unhappily sown the seeds of envy towards her more fortunate sisters . She is not deficient in deep feeling , but the understanding is sluggish , and it is ...
... believe , than nature , has given to her an unsteady and violent temper , and has unhappily sown the seeds of envy towards her more fortunate sisters . She is not deficient in deep feeling , but the understanding is sluggish , and it is ...
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... believe that if one will only sedulously cultivate what is good in character , and make in all instances what is good visible and attractive , the bad will by degrees fall away of itself . I sing a great deal to my children . They are ...
... believe that if one will only sedulously cultivate what is good in character , and make in all instances what is good visible and attractive , the bad will by degrees fall away of itself . I sing a great deal to my children . They are ...
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... believe himself safe so long as he held the hand of his wife . Thus for one month after another she sate by his couch . At length the grave opened for him ; and thanking his wife for the happiness he had enjoyed in the house of sickness ...
... believe himself safe so long as he held the hand of his wife . Thus for one month after another she sate by his couch . At length the grave opened for him ; and thanking his wife for the happiness he had enjoyed in the house of sickness ...
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