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... thoughts of the business , " he intimated his intention , when his wife , who was a very good and pious woman , told him that " she hoped he would do nothing against his conscience for fear of any danger or prejudice to her or his ...
... thoughts of the business , " he intimated his intention , when his wife , who was a very good and pious woman , told him that " she hoped he would do nothing against his conscience for fear of any danger or prejudice to her or his ...
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... thought her the prettiest , but as the elder one would have felt herself slighted by being passed over in favour of her younger sister , he decided to pay his addresses to her , and in a short time they were married , " to the good ...
... thought her the prettiest , but as the elder one would have felt herself slighted by being passed over in favour of her younger sister , he decided to pay his addresses to her , and in a short time they were married , " to the good ...
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... thought he had discovered in Mistress Alice Middleton , a widow , some years older than himself , by no means handsome , and , it is to be feared , not of the most accommodating temper . Erasmus , who was often a guest in the family ...
... thought he had discovered in Mistress Alice Middleton , a widow , some years older than himself , by no means handsome , and , it is to be feared , not of the most accommodating temper . Erasmus , who was often a guest in the family ...
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... thought any unusual degree of sorrow and concern improper . " - More's body was given to his family for interment ; - to strike terror into the multitudes his head stuck on a pole was placed on London Bridge , but the affectionate and ...
... thought any unusual degree of sorrow and concern improper . " - More's body was given to his family for interment ; - to strike terror into the multitudes his head stuck on a pole was placed on London Bridge , but the affectionate and ...
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... thoughts . " There are two episodes in the life of Sir E. Coke which cannot fail to interest the young , his training as a youth , and his carrying the Petition of Right . The father of this illustrious man , Robert Coke , was descended ...
... thoughts . " There are two episodes in the life of Sir E. Coke which cannot fail to interest the young , his training as a youth , and his carrying the Petition of Right . The father of this illustrious man , Robert Coke , was descended ...
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