Miss LouDodd, Mead, 1888 - 368 pages |
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Page 13
... spirit or benumb her mind . She submitted , she yielded , with vary- ing degrees of grace or reluctance . As she increased in years , her thoughts , as we have seen , were verging more and more on the border of rebellion . But the habit ...
... spirit or benumb her mind . She submitted , she yielded , with vary- ing degrees of grace or reluctance . As she increased in years , her thoughts , as we have seen , were verging more and more on the border of rebellion . But the habit ...
Page 15
... spirit of rebellion . " You are ceasing to be a mere child , " resumed her uncle , severely . " That cannot be , " Miss Lou interrupted . " You and aunt speak to me as you did years ago when I was a child . Can you expect me to have a ...
... spirit of rebellion . " You are ceasing to be a mere child , " resumed her uncle , severely . " That cannot be , " Miss Lou interrupted . " You and aunt speak to me as you did years ago when I was a child . Can you expect me to have a ...
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... spirit which should be your birthright your eyes would flash with joy at the prospect of seeing a hero who could thus chase your enemies from our soil . If you could only have seen him in his headlong — " I did see him . " " What ...
... spirit which should be your birthright your eyes would flash with joy at the prospect of seeing a hero who could thus chase your enemies from our soil . If you could only have seen him in his headlong — " I did see him . " " What ...
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... spirit she is displaying . " But Mr. Baron's mind had been diverted to more serious and alarming considerations than what he characterized mentally as " a girl's tantrum . " 66 It makes my blood boil , " he said , " to think that this ...
... spirit she is displaying . " But Mr. Baron's mind had been diverted to more serious and alarming considerations than what he characterized mentally as " a girl's tantrum . " 66 It makes my blood boil , " he said , " to think that this ...
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... spirit exulted in the excitement which would at least banish stagnation . In his secret heart Mr. Baron had hoped that his nephew would go on to his own home , a few miles further ; for applauding him as a hero was one thing , and ...
... spirit exulted in the excitement which would at least banish stagnation . In his secret heart Mr. Baron had hoped that his nephew would go on to his own home , a few miles further ; for applauding him as a hero was one thing , and ...
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