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... says Dr. Lieber , in one of his letters to me on the subject , " is very common . These are often used by deficiently educated persons who edit newspapers , and more frequently by the same class of people when speaking in public . In ...
... says Dr. Lieber , in one of his letters to me on the subject , " is very common . These are often used by deficiently educated persons who edit newspapers , and more frequently by the same class of people when speaking in public . In ...
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... Says she [ i . e . Miss Bobbet ] , ' When a woman finds that her soul is clogged and hampered , it is a duty she owes to her higher nature to find relief . ' " “ Says I [ ï . e . Josiah Allen's wife ] , ' When a woman has such feelin's ...
... Says she [ i . e . Miss Bobbet ] , ' When a woman finds that her soul is clogged and hampered , it is a duty she owes to her higher nature to find relief . ' " “ Says I [ ï . e . Josiah Allen's wife ] , ' When a woman has such feelin's ...
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... say . " Lover also was puzzled to discover what the young American lady meant by saying that she was so unwell that she ... says Dr. Witherspoon , " I understand a use of phrases or terms , or a construction of sentences , even among ...
... say . " Lover also was puzzled to discover what the young American lady meant by saying that she was so unwell that she ... says Dr. Witherspoon , " I understand a use of phrases or terms , or a construction of sentences , even among ...
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... says , " Oh , what majesty and glory ! Five hundred years sit enthroned on the top of that monarch of the forest . " And he feels himself all a - tremble . · The Independent , Aug. 14 , 1862 . Sermon by H. W. Beecher . Attitudinize . To ...
... says , " Oh , what majesty and glory ! Five hundred years sit enthroned on the top of that monarch of the forest . " And he feels himself all a - tremble . · The Independent , Aug. 14 , 1862 . Sermon by H. W. Beecher . Attitudinize . To ...
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... says : A well - known English Review , in enumer- ating the faults of our writers , thus mentions this , among other words : " President Jefferson talks of belittling the productions of - Quart . Rev. , X. 528 . nature . " - We fear ...
... says : A well - known English Review , in enumer- ating the faults of our writers , thus mentions this , among other words : " President Jefferson talks of belittling the productions of - Quart . Rev. , X. 528 . nature . " - We fear ...
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