A tale of two citiesTicknor and Fields, 1866 |
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... stood on his own particular perch behind the mail , beating his feet , and keep- ing an eye and a hand on the arm - chest before him , where a loaded blunderbuss lay at the top of six or eight loaded horse - pistols , deposited on a ...
... stood on his own particular perch behind the mail , beating his feet , and keep- ing an eye and a hand on the arm - chest before him , where a loaded blunderbuss lay at the top of six or eight loaded horse - pistols , deposited on a ...
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... stood on the offensive . The passenger booked by this history , was on the coach step , getting in ; the two other passengers were close behind . him , and about to follow . He remained on the step , half in the coach and half out of it ...
... stood on the offensive . The passenger booked by this history , was on the coach step , getting in ; the two other passengers were close behind . him , and about to follow . He remained on the step , half in the coach and half out of it ...
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... stood . The rider stooped , and , casting up his eyes at the guard , handed the passenger a small folded paper . The rider's horse was blown , and both horse and rider were covered with mud , from the hoofs of the horse to the hat of ...
... stood . The rider stooped , and , casting up his eyes at the guard , handed the passenger a small folded paper . The rider's horse was blown , and both horse and rider were covered with mud , from the hoofs of the horse to the hat of ...
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... stood in ignorance on the shore . My friend is dead , my neighbour is dead , my love , the darling of my soul , is dead ; it is the inexorable consolidation and perpetuation of the secret that was always in that individuality , and ...
... stood in ignorance on the shore . My friend is dead , my neighbour is dead , my love , the darling of my soul , is dead ; it is the inexorable consolidation and perpetuation of the secret that was always in that individuality , and ...
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... stood surveying the guest while he ate and drank , as from an observatory or watch - tower . According to the im- memorial usage of waiters in all ages . When Mr. Lorry had finished his breakfast , he went out for a stroll on the beach ...
... stood surveying the guest while he ate and drank , as from an observatory or watch - tower . According to the im- memorial usage of waiters in all ages . When Mr. Lorry had finished his breakfast , he went out for a stroll on the beach ...
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Page 377 - I am the Resurrection and the Life, saith the Lord: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.
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