A tramp abroad, by Mark Twain, Volume 2 |
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... took out my sketch - book and made a little pic- ture of the Jungfrau , merely to get the shape . I do not regard this as one of my finished works , in fact I do not rank it among my Works at all ; it is only a study ; it is hardly more ...
... took out my sketch - book and made a little pic- ture of the Jungfrau , merely to get the shape . I do not regard this as one of my finished works , in fact I do not rank it among my Works at all ; it is only a study ; it is hardly more ...
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... if they were pills . The new patient , if very feeble , began with one grape before breakfast , took three during break- fast , a couple between meals , five at luncheon , three 16 The Whey and Grape Cure . in the afternoon.
... if they were pills . The new patient , if very feeble , began with one grape before breakfast , took three during break- fast , a couple between meals , five at luncheon , three 16 The Whey and Grape Cure . in the afternoon.
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... tied their reins , and took off their coats and hats , so that they might be able to give unencumbered attention to conversation and to the gestures necessary for its illustration . A Cheerful Ride . 19 The road was smooth ;
... tied their reins , and took off their coats and hats , so that they might be able to give unencumbered attention to conversation and to the gestures necessary for its illustration . A Cheerful Ride . 19 The road was smooth ;
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... took his hot toast and coffee , and then about half - past three his caravan of ten men filed away from the Riffel Hotel , and began the steep climb . At half - past five he happened to turn around , and ' beheld the glorious spectacle ...
... took his hot toast and coffee , and then about half - past three his caravan of ten men filed away from the Riffel Hotel , and began the steep climb . At half - past five he happened to turn around , and ' beheld the glorious spectacle ...
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... so the guide in the lead cut steps in the ice with his hatchet , and as fast as he took his toes out of one of these slight holes , the toes of the man behind him occupied it . 6 Exciting Experiences . 33 Slowly and steadily we kept.
... so the guide in the lead cut steps in the ice with his hatchet , and as fast as he took his toes out of one of these slight holes , the toes of the man behind him occupied it . 6 Exciting Experiences . 33 Slowly and steadily we kept.
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