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... history and somewhat anticipate events ) —until summer came , and it was necessary to send her to the country . Then the services of another Irishman , of course , were called into requisition , and he started off from the house with ...
... history and somewhat anticipate events ) —until summer came , and it was necessary to send her to the country . Then the services of another Irishman , of course , were called into requisition , and he started off from the house with ...
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... history de- pends greatly , for its value to future generations , upon its accuracy and minuteness , I will admit the expense was not despicable . Labor was high , as the Nantucket builder explained , and timber was high , and bricks ...
... history de- pends greatly , for its value to future generations , upon its accuracy and minuteness , I will admit the expense was not despicable . Labor was high , as the Nantucket builder explained , and timber was high , and bricks ...
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... history as I have it from the oldest in- habitant , and it is no wonder that people do not like living in a house with such associates . I do not often use our horse ; I am not fond of driving , and have a vivid recollection of the ...
... history as I have it from the oldest in- habitant , and it is no wonder that people do not like living in a house with such associates . I do not often use our horse ; I am not fond of driving , and have a vivid recollection of the ...
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... history , and the man's name that he bought it from . When the pups were repressed and the gaps cured , and my remaining chickens - which were reduced to ten - were persuaded to stay at home , and when they had become large enough to ...
... history , and the man's name that he bought it from . When the pups were repressed and the gaps cured , and my remaining chickens - which were reduced to ten - were persuaded to stay at home , and when they had become large enough to ...
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... History . By JOHN LOTHROP MOTLEY , LL.D. , D.C.L. With a Portrait of William of Orange . 3 vols . , 8vo , Cloth , $ 10 50 . MOTLEY'S UNITED NETHERLANDS . History of the United Nether- lands : from the Death of William the Silent to the ...
... History . By JOHN LOTHROP MOTLEY , LL.D. , D.C.L. With a Portrait of William of Orange . 3 vols . , 8vo , Cloth , $ 10 50 . MOTLEY'S UNITED NETHERLANDS . History of the United Nether- lands : from the Death of William the Silent to the ...
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