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... interest , told in that peculiar style , so remarkable for its combined grace and nervous- ness , for which Mr. Howitt has hither- to been so eminently distinguished . Jack of the Mill , or , as he afterwards became , Lord Othmill , is ...
... interest , told in that peculiar style , so remarkable for its combined grace and nervous- ness , for which Mr. Howitt has hither- to been so eminently distinguished . Jack of the Mill , or , as he afterwards became , Lord Othmill , is ...
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... has faithfully rendered his peculiarities as well as his excellences , and the result is an elegantly printed book , surpassed by none other in interest . " Observer . Inquirer . NEW SKETCH OF EVERY - DAY LIFE : A DIARY.
... has faithfully rendered his peculiarities as well as his excellences , and the result is an elegantly printed book , surpassed by none other in interest . " Observer . Inquirer . NEW SKETCH OF EVERY - DAY LIFE : A DIARY.
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... interest of its publication is fresh . It was a felicitous thought in William Howitt to undertake so poetical a pilgrimage , for which he is so admirably , and we had almost said peculiarly , qualified by the character of his mind , the ...
... interest of its publication is fresh . It was a felicitous thought in William Howitt to undertake so poetical a pilgrimage , for which he is so admirably , and we had almost said peculiarly , qualified by the character of his mind , the ...
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... interest . Whoever travels in a foreign country without being aware of its peculiarities will find much that is dis- agreeable and uncomfortable , where he does not know how to comply with its usages . It was therefore a praiseworthy ...
... interest . Whoever travels in a foreign country without being aware of its peculiarities will find much that is dis- agreeable and uncomfortable , where he does not know how to comply with its usages . It was therefore a praiseworthy ...
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... interest : it enforces a terrible lesson upon the consideration of the people of this country ..... We know not , indeed , how any man could sit down to such a narrative calmly , and few men could have conducted it to a close with so ...
... interest : it enforces a terrible lesson upon the consideration of the people of this country ..... We know not , indeed , how any man could sit down to such a narrative calmly , and few men could have conducted it to a close with so ...
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