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... John Penn , and Captain Herbert- How My Work was completed without Aid from the Author- ities - The Ball at Government House - A well - known Detec- tive - An irate Commander - Three Sailors in Trouble . CHAPTER XVII . PAGE • • 165 Miss ...
... John Penn , and Captain Herbert- How My Work was completed without Aid from the Author- ities - The Ball at Government House - A well - known Detec- tive - An irate Commander - Three Sailors in Trouble . CHAPTER XVII . PAGE • • 165 Miss ...
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... John Fawcett , the comedian , and Thomas Morton , the dramatic author , who both knew well the difficulties and lack of patronage under which the sister art pined . One of Robert Vernon's aims was to found and endow a school of modern ...
... John Fawcett , the comedian , and Thomas Morton , the dramatic author , who both knew well the difficulties and lack of patronage under which the sister art pined . One of Robert Vernon's aims was to found and endow a school of modern ...
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... John Russell ) , to whom Sir Robert gave me a letter . The following June Sir Robert Peel's influence was lost to me . Every one will remember the grievous accident that befell him when riding up Constitution Hill , which resulted ...
... John Russell ) , to whom Sir Robert gave me a letter . The following June Sir Robert Peel's influence was lost to me . Every one will remember the grievous accident that befell him when riding up Constitution Hill , which resulted ...
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... John , spoke favourably of my claim . But when the end of the year 1854 came , and long - deferred hope had made my heart sick , I determined to rely upon myself , and strike out a course of my What that course was will be made mani ...
... John , spoke favourably of my claim . But when the end of the year 1854 came , and long - deferred hope had made my heart sick , I determined to rely upon myself , and strike out a course of my What that course was will be made mani ...
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... John's Wood . Two letters were to be written , one to ac- company the heron , and the other to go by post to inform Landseer of the circumstances , especially that it had been killed at Ardington . Further ROBERT VERNON . 43.
... John's Wood . Two letters were to be written , one to ac- company the heron , and the other to go by post to inform Landseer of the circumstances , especially that it had been killed at Ardington . Further ROBERT VERNON . 43.
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