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... hours of happiness and exultation . I beheld him under every circumstance , and in every position - now on the platform , and now in his own home ; now in the presence of his equals , and now surrounded by the poorest , the humblest ...
... hours of happiness and exultation . I beheld him under every circumstance , and in every position - now on the platform , and now in his own home ; now in the presence of his equals , and now surrounded by the poorest , the humblest ...
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... hours the others spent in play ; and he was consequently somewhat scornfully designated ' the Pet ' by his brothers and sisters . At Thomastown House , too , before and after his father's quitting it for Rathcloheen , he was in higher ...
... hours the others spent in play ; and he was consequently somewhat scornfully designated ' the Pet ' by his brothers and sisters . At Thomastown House , too , before and after his father's quitting it for Rathcloheen , he was in higher ...
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... hours seated firmly on his pony's back waiting in the hope of seeing Mr. come forth , and thus afford him the opportunity of satisfying his curiosity . He had his trouble for nothing , for no Mr. was to be seen that day ; and Toby was ...
... hours seated firmly on his pony's back waiting in the hope of seeing Mr. come forth , and thus afford him the opportunity of satisfying his curiosity . He had his trouble for nothing , for no Mr. was to be seen that day ; and Toby was ...
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... hour , even from the earliest in the morning till the latest at night , during which the chapel was open to the faithful . Here was the principal theatre of his priestly mission ; receiving , under the most solemn seal of con- fidence ...
... hour , even from the earliest in the morning till the latest at night , during which the chapel was open to the faithful . Here was the principal theatre of his priestly mission ; receiving , under the most solemn seal of con- fidence ...
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... hour , which were in reality purveyors for the public shambles , he determined to fly from a danger which it would be madness to face , and was fortu- nate enough to escape to England . The nobleman and his family fled in safety , while ...
... hour , which were in reality purveyors for the public shambles , he determined to fly from a danger which it would be madness to face , and was fortu- nate enough to escape to England . The nobleman and his family fled in safety , while ...
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