Old-world Questions and New-world AnswersK. Paul, Trench & Company, 1885 - 369 pages |
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... book , because he not only told me something new of my own country , but even of my own native State , and something which has interested me very much . " - Mr . RUSSELL LOWELL'S Speech at the Society of Arts , January 22 , 1885 . " His ...
... book , because he not only told me something new of my own country , but even of my own native State , and something which has interested me very much . " - Mr . RUSSELL LOWELL'S Speech at the Society of Arts , January 22 , 1885 . " His ...
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... books would not say so much about ' diverting watercourses . ' " The Housatonic and Naugatuck join at Derby , where their united streams sweep majestically around high hills which are everywhere covered with forest , leafless and grey ...
... books would not say so much about ' diverting watercourses . ' " The Housatonic and Naugatuck join at Derby , where their united streams sweep majestically around high hills which are everywhere covered with forest , leafless and grey ...
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... book - keepers to do so On the contrary , he houses his staff in large , handsome rooms , fitted with many clever devices for facilitating work , from among which the telephone is never absent . Most of his clerks are girls , who also ...
... book - keepers to do so On the contrary , he houses his staff in large , handsome rooms , fitted with many clever devices for facilitating work , from among which the telephone is never absent . Most of his clerks are girls , who also ...
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... books , For musical instruments there was the American organ , while some pretty photographs adorned the walls . No refreshment was offered us , for they drink nothing in temperate New England and no one eats between the regular meal ...
... books , For musical instruments there was the American organ , while some pretty photographs adorned the walls . No refreshment was offered us , for they drink nothing in temperate New England and no one eats between the regular meal ...
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... books the required docu- ment was found in a few moments . It consisted of a very short deed , describing the boundaries of the fifteen acres in question and containing a contract to sell and to buy the same , the whole being couched in ...
... books the required docu- ment was found in a few moments . It consisted of a very short deed , describing the boundaries of the fifteen acres in question and containing a contract to sell and to buy the same , the whole being couched in ...
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