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... held the sport in abhorrence . The sight of a shattered wing , or blood - stained breast of a bird , brought down by his brother's gun , filled the heart of the boy with a sense of pain ; for his impulse was to succour and befriend ...
... held the sport in abhorrence . The sight of a shattered wing , or blood - stained breast of a bird , brought down by his brother's gun , filled the heart of the boy with a sense of pain ; for his impulse was to succour and befriend ...
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... held in due course , he quitted the college of his own will , and thus probably avoided what would have been regarded by many , who would never have too closely scrutinised the real cause of offence , as a stigma upon his moral ...
... held in due course , he quitted the college of his own will , and thus probably avoided what would have been regarded by many , who would never have too closely scrutinised the real cause of offence , as a stigma upon his moral ...
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... held a high position , and deferential to authority , whether ecclesiastical or civil ; but though full of humility and modesty , still there was a kind of unconscious dignity , and even nobleness , in the man , which kept him free from ...
... held a high position , and deferential to authority , whether ecclesiastical or civil ; but though full of humility and modesty , still there was a kind of unconscious dignity , and even nobleness , in the man , which kept him free from ...
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... held themselves to be , found themselves suddenly surprised by a strange dimness of vision and a choking sensation in the throat , at the unpretending pathos of the preacher . What was the charm that held spell - bound the close ...
... held themselves to be , found themselves suddenly surprised by a strange dimness of vision and a choking sensation in the throat , at the unpretending pathos of the preacher . What was the charm that held spell - bound the close ...
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... held his memory . The venerable Dean Collins , whose name has been previously mentioned as one of Father Mathew's best friends , attended the funeral , accompanied by several clergymen , of whom Father Mathew was one ; and as the Dean ...
... held his memory . The venerable Dean Collins , whose name has been previously mentioned as one of Father Mathew's best friends , attended the funeral , accompanied by several clergymen , of whom Father Mathew was one ; and as the Dean ...
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