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... turn of mind , for I found the works of Des- cartes and an imposing history of the world , a history of France in many volumes and a translation of Hume's History of England . There was a large edition of Scott's novels , full octavo ...
... turn of mind , for I found the works of Des- cartes and an imposing history of the world , a history of France in many volumes and a translation of Hume's History of England . There was a large edition of Scott's novels , full octavo ...
Page 144
... turn it for a short mo- ment to liquid gold . Then there is the colour of the coral , brown , white , pink , red ... turns [ 144 ] A WRITER'S NOTEBOOK.
... turn it for a short mo- ment to liquid gold . Then there is the colour of the coral , brown , white , pink , red ... turns [ 144 ] A WRITER'S NOTEBOOK.
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... turn a man to beast or god . 1919 They told him someone had said of him : " He's smart , he doesn't give much away . " He beamed ; he took it as a com- pliment . She plunged into a sea of platitudes , and with the powerful breast stroke ...
... turn a man to beast or god . 1919 They told him someone had said of him : " He's smart , he doesn't give much away . " He beamed ; he took it as a com- pliment . She plunged into a sea of platitudes , and with the powerful breast stroke ...
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