Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 91W. Blackwood, 1862 |
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... consider the orthodox fashion . They were not merry men all , certainly , but seemed rather a melancholy band - very silent , and very blue at the nose— not at all like men who had been devoting their energies to the in- spiration of ...
... consider the orthodox fashion . They were not merry men all , certainly , but seemed rather a melancholy band - very silent , and very blue at the nose— not at all like men who had been devoting their energies to the in- spiration of ...
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... consider his conduct and his situation , and to perceive that he was getting within the meshes of a very ugly net , to extricate himself from which , how- ever promptly he might act , would require some discretion . Fortun- ately he ...
... consider his conduct and his situation , and to perceive that he was getting within the meshes of a very ugly net , to extricate himself from which , how- ever promptly he might act , would require some discretion . Fortun- ately he ...
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... considering the work that lay be- fore them . " What the devil , " said Pat Shane , " is the use of taking thimblefuls of champagne with one another - a glass with you and a glass with you , in that tadious way ? Why not drink from ...
... considering the work that lay be- fore them . " What the devil , " said Pat Shane , " is the use of taking thimblefuls of champagne with one another - a glass with you and a glass with you , in that tadious way ? Why not drink from ...
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... consider- ing what a sober and regular man he was . Pat Shane remarked , that " if mere instinct could do so much , what might not such a man achieve if liberally educated ! But , then , Clut had no proper ambi- tion , and would not ...
... consider- ing what a sober and regular man he was . Pat Shane remarked , that " if mere instinct could do so much , what might not such a man achieve if liberally educated ! But , then , Clut had no proper ambi- tion , and would not ...
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... it appeared , were under engagement to play a game of cards in Mr Knox's rooms . Christy was just beginning to feel himself a boy again , and did not consider any man 1862. ] 53 Captain Clutterbuck's Champagne . — Part IV .
... it appeared , were under engagement to play a game of cards in Mr Knox's rooms . Christy was just beginning to feel himself a boy again , and did not consider any man 1862. ] 53 Captain Clutterbuck's Champagne . — Part IV .
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