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... girl is old enough to say for herself if she cares to lead the cloistered life . Eighteen years pass . The child , Teresa , is a gay , pretty young girl . She is going to be married and go to America to live ; her adopted mothers are ...
... girl is old enough to say for herself if she cares to lead the cloistered life . Eighteen years pass . The child , Teresa , is a gay , pretty young girl . She is going to be married and go to America to live ; her adopted mothers are ...
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... girl's parents die , leaving them without support . The young man goes daily to a distant town to earn a living ... girl singing a song which reveals to him that she still cares for him . He resolves never again to seek a livelihood far ...
... girl's parents die , leaving them without support . The young man goes daily to a distant town to earn a living ... girl singing a song which reveals to him that she still cares for him . He resolves never again to seek a livelihood far ...
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... girls . These girls sold fruit and nuts to spectators and at the same time were induced to flirt with the beaux in the pit and boxes . Nell Gwyn is said to have begun her famous career as an orange girl . Orange , Theatre of . An ...
... girls . These girls sold fruit and nuts to spectators and at the same time were induced to flirt with the beaux in the pit and boxes . Nell Gwyn is said to have begun her famous career as an orange girl . Orange , Theatre of . An ...
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Preface George Freedley | xii |
Acoustics 2343 | 24 |
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