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... spent , with a hankercher about his neck . To the King's message , he cried , like a fainting woman , " Lord ! what can I do ? I am spent ; people will not obey me . I have been pulling down houses ; but the fire overtakes us faster ...
... spent , with a hankercher about his neck . To the King's message , he cried , like a fainting woman , " Lord ! what can I do ? I am spent ; people will not obey me . I have been pulling down houses ; but the fire overtakes us faster ...
Page 560
... spent two years over this , working hard for many hours a day , and she was thoroughly weary when it was finished and ready for publication . Then her father fell ill , and from 1846 to 1849 most of her time was spent in nursing and ...
... spent two years over this , working hard for many hours a day , and she was thoroughly weary when it was finished and ready for publication . Then her father fell ill , and from 1846 to 1849 most of her time was spent in nursing and ...
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... spent , for the most part , at sea . Conrad passed the necessary examinations , one after another , became a master , and was put in command of a ship . He became naturalized as a British subject , and most of the time he spent on land ...
... spent , for the most part , at sea . Conrad passed the necessary examinations , one after another , became a master , and was put in command of a ship . He became naturalized as a British subject , and most of the time he spent on land ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE I THE LAYS OF THE FIGHTINGMEN | 13 |
THE SINGERS OF THE CHURCH | 26 |
THE MONKS AND THEIR BOOKS | 32 |
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