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July 2007
In the discussion of these transactions, Peel, as we have seen, had
alluded to the affairs of Canada, which had been of a still more serious
complexion; since there the discontent of the colonists in the Lower
Province had developed into armed insurrection
In the discussion of these transactions, Peel, as we have seen,...
June 2007
So long as the native population remained hostile and unconquered by
kindness or force, it was impossible to work securely at the development
of the colony; and Columbus, however regretfully, had come to feel that
circumstances more or less obliged him to use force
So long as the native population remained hostile and u...
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So long as the native population remained hostile and unconquered by
kindness or force, it was impossible to work securely at the development
of the colony; and Columbus, however regretfully, had come to feel that
circumstances more or less obliged him to use force
So long as the native population remained hostile and u...
[19] Here again I have had to depart from strict chronology
[19] Here again I have had to depart from strict chronology.
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'"Smatter!' exclaimed Budge, that being his short-hand way of stating
that was what was the matter
‘”Smatter!’ exclaimed Budge, that being his short-hand way of stating
that was what was the matter.
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'Well,' remarked Tom, after a while, 'shall we take a chance,
and go look at the men at work?’
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'But good-by, for a little while
‘But good-by, for a little while. I am writing in haste, and cannot
say half that is in my thoughts.’
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"O Simon, was I--? Did I do him any scathe?--I--I never knew--I only
told my lady mother it was a saint
“O Simon, was I–? Did I do him any scathe?–I–I never knew–I only
told my lady mother it was a saint.”
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"I trilled him well," he still will tell
In homely phrase his story,
To those who sought to know how wrought
An unarmed hand such glory
“I trilled him well,” he still will tell
In homely phrase his story,
To those who sought to know how wrought
An unarmed hand such glory.
...
"That may be," said the Chevalier, thoughtfully
“That may be,” said the Chevalier, thoughtfully. “It is well thy
brother is in Poland. I would not see him suffer any more; and we
may get him back to England ere my son learns that he is here.”
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May 2007
Mary fell back on her papa, and begged him to take hers
Mary fell back on her papa, and begged him to take hers. Papa told
the best stories of all, she said, and Meta looked beseeching.
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"Who cares? My father does not, and the others take no pains not to
vex us
“Who cares? My father does not, and the others take no pains not to
vex us.”
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"Not to visit a relation of your own, and my most intimate friend,
when it is my especial desire?”
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March 2007
Very small and shrunken did she look when he took her out at the door
leading to rooms over a stationer”s shop
Very small and shrunken did she look when he took her out at the door
leading to rooms over a stationer”s shop. The sisters were somewhat
better off than formerly, though good old Miss Ray was half ...
February 2007
"She is so very fair, then?" said Lilies, who was of course on the side
of true love
“She is so very fair, then?” said Lilies, who was of course on the side
of true love. “You have seen her, gentle Sir? Oh, tell us what are her
beauties?”
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December 2006
'No, Rose
‘No, Rose. Your aunt says I spoil that child, and I am going to have
my revenge upon you. You must see the wild beast at his meals
another time; for it just happens that I have a good deal to say to
your aunts, and it is not intended for your e...
There was an evident attempt, on the part of the garrison, to engage
their new comrades in a carouse in honour of their arrival, but this
was brought to an abrupt conclusion by Sir Eustace, who, in a tone
which admitted no reply, ordered the wine flasks to the buttery, and
the men, some to their posts and others to thei...
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