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Page xiii
... seemed to be abundant , for the cows of the entire neighborhood had grazed on it from time immemorial ; a previous owner had been once known to plant cabbages , and the tradition is that they grew and came out cabbages , and did not ...
... seemed to be abundant , for the cows of the entire neighborhood had grazed on it from time immemorial ; a previous owner had been once known to plant cabbages , and the tradition is that they grew and came out cabbages , and did not ...
Page 19
... seemed of vital importance was the stock . Pigs and chickens could be obtained at any time ; course , but need not bother one till the last moment ; but a cow was a creature that must be taken when a good one offered . Moreover , I have ...
... seemed of vital importance was the stock . Pigs and chickens could be obtained at any time ; course , but need not bother one till the last moment ; but a cow was a creature that must be taken when a good one offered . Moreover , I have ...
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... seemed to have no effect in diminishing the quantity of mash she wanted ; rather she appeared to carry into practice the decep- tive proposition of the stingy father to his hungry sons - that he who ate the most meat should have the ...
... seemed to have no effect in diminishing the quantity of mash she wanted ; rather she appeared to carry into practice the decep- tive proposition of the stingy father to his hungry sons - that he who ate the most meat should have the ...
Page 47
... seemed as if it never would come to a point , and that a fly would have difficulty in maintaining a foothold on it , and the latter being so flat that a ball would hardly roll off the eaves . The whole was or- namented with an unlimited ...
... seemed as if it never would come to a point , and that a fly would have difficulty in maintaining a foothold on it , and the latter being so flat that a ball would hardly roll off the eaves . The whole was or- namented with an unlimited ...
Page 63
... seemed to feel that the reputation of all pigdom rest- ed on him , and , no matter how often the trough was replenished , he was ever ready to renew his attacks . His sides were puffed out and rounded like a ball , but he would stand ...
... seemed to feel that the reputation of all pigdom rest- ed on him , and , no matter how often the trough was replenished , he was ever ready to renew his attacks . His sides were puffed out and rounded like a ball , but he would stand ...
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