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Page 434
... head , and made a stately appearance . There is an old keeper , now alive , named Adams , whose great grandfather ( mentioned in a perambulation taken in 1635 ) , grand- father , father , and self , enjoyed the head keepership of Wolmer ...
... head , and made a stately appearance . There is an old keeper , now alive , named Adams , whose great grandfather ( mentioned in a perambulation taken in 1635 ) , grand- father , father , and self , enjoyed the head keepership of Wolmer ...
Page 562
... head o ' nights since this frightful accident . Sometimes I am with Clarence in his dream . At others , I behold Christian beginning to sink , and crying out to his good brother Hopeful ( that is to me ) , I sink in deep waters ; the ...
... head o ' nights since this frightful accident . Sometimes I am with Clarence in his dream . At others , I behold Christian beginning to sink , and crying out to his good brother Hopeful ( that is to me ) , I sink in deep waters ; the ...
Page 981
... head to peep at the great figure sitting there . Presently its brothers ran off after a little white moth , and it ran out to join them ; and when the moth fluttered away over their heads they stood looking up disappointed , and then ...
... head to peep at the great figure sitting there . Presently its brothers ran off after a little white moth , and it ran out to join them ; and when the moth fluttered away over their heads they stood looking up disappointed , and then ...
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