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At frequent intervals , he Aung back the clashing weight of the iron door , and , turning his face from the insufferable glare , thrust in huge logs of oak , or stirred the immense brands with a long pole . Within the furnace were seen ...
At frequent intervals , he Aung back the clashing weight of the iron door , and , turning his face from the insufferable glare , thrust in huge logs of oak , or stirred the immense brands with a long pole . Within the furnace were seen ...
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The daughter had just uttered some simple jest that filled them all with mirth , when the wind came through the Notch and seemed to pause before their cottage - rattling the door , with a sound of wailing and lamentation , before it ...
The daughter had just uttered some simple jest that filled them all with mirth , when the wind came through the Notch and seemed to pause before their cottage - rattling the door , with a sound of wailing and lamentation , before it ...
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... So that now , to still the beating of my heart , I stood repeating , ' Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber doorSome late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door ; — This it is and nothing more .
... So that now , to still the beating of my heart , I stood repeating , ' Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber doorSome late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door ; — This it is and nothing more .
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The Literature of the Colonies and the Revolution | 3 |
Among the parts of a spinning wheel 1 In 11 2136 the poet elaborates | 5 |
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