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... Street -His Man John - The Great Powers of the Kitchen and the Pantry - The happy working of the Cause CHAPTER IX . 79 He visits Limerick - Extraordinary Excitement caused by his Visit - Its Result— Visits Waterford - Speech of Bishop ...
... Street -His Man John - The Great Powers of the Kitchen and the Pantry - The happy working of the Cause CHAPTER IX . 79 He visits Limerick - Extraordinary Excitement caused by his Visit - Its Result— Visits Waterford - Speech of Bishop ...
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... streets of Paris , delighting a populace still unsated with blood . On it went , accompanied by a scoffing and yelling rabble , that surged and swayed against the horse - soldiers who guarded the prisoners , and struggled to reach the ...
... streets of Paris , delighting a populace still unsated with blood . On it went , accompanied by a scoffing and yelling rabble , that surged and swayed against the horse - soldiers who guarded the prisoners , and struggled to reach the ...
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... streets of Paris , with the long line of tumbrils , in which old and young , the beautiful and the brave , the innocent girl and the strong man , were borne to death amidst mocking cries , fierce gestures , and flaming eyes . Not that ...
... streets of Paris , with the long line of tumbrils , in which old and young , the beautiful and the brave , the innocent girl and the strong man , were borne to death amidst mocking cries , fierce gestures , and flaming eyes . Not that ...
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... streets ; and this mode of illumination required a considerable staff of lamplighters . So soon as Father Mathew's fame spread abroad , the lamplighters turned to his confessional ; and these poor fellows , whose clothes literally ...
... streets ; and this mode of illumination required a considerable staff of lamplighters . So soon as Father Mathew's fame spread abroad , the lamplighters turned to his confessional ; and these poor fellows , whose clothes literally ...
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... streets of Cork were paved with gold , and if Father Mathew had entire control over them , and could do what he liked with them , there would not be a paving - stone in all Cork by the end of the year . ' Surely the boy was , in this ...
... streets of Cork were paved with gold , and if Father Mathew had entire control over them , and could do what he liked with them , there would not be a paving - stone in all Cork by the end of the year . ' Surely the boy was , in this ...
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