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Mr. Scalpel was too busily occupied in sighing and shaking his head to reply to the inquiry , and the Major continued :" I wonder I have not had a visit from him , for surely he must know that I am keeping house .
Mr. Scalpel was too busily occupied in sighing and shaking his head to reply to the inquiry , and the Major continued :" I wonder I have not had a visit from him , for surely he must know that I am keeping house .
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Down he sat , and Nancy , obedient to his wish , had , with unrelenting hand , shorn away to the closest possible brevity half the forest of hair which loaded a huge head , overshadowing a dark but bright countenance , when impatience ...
Down he sat , and Nancy , obedient to his wish , had , with unrelenting hand , shorn away to the closest possible brevity half the forest of hair which loaded a huge head , overshadowing a dark but bright countenance , when impatience ...
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The introduction of this novelty in literature is most advantageous , inasmuch as it is far easier to found a reputation on the head of a cane than on one's own head , and to trust to Storr and Mortimer for notoriety rather than to Mr.
The introduction of this novelty in literature is most advantageous , inasmuch as it is far easier to found a reputation on the head of a cane than on one's own head , and to trust to Storr and Mortimer for notoriety rather than to Mr.
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Written on the Rhine by Walter Savage Landor Esq | 12 |
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