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All eyes were now turned on the country lad , standing at the door , in his worn three - cornered hat , gray coat , leather breeches , and blue yarn stockings , leaning on an oaken cudgel , and bearing a wallet on his back .
All eyes were now turned on the country lad , standing at the door , in his worn three - cornered hat , gray coat , leather breeches , and blue yarn stockings , leaning on an oaken cudgel , and bearing a wallet on his back .
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He turned his eyes full upon the withered face that was puckering itself into a smile , but seemed to behold it not . ... exclaimed Giovanni , turning quickly about , as if an inanimate thing should start into feverish life .
He turned his eyes full upon the withered face that was puckering itself into a smile , but seemed to behold it not . ... exclaimed Giovanni , turning quickly about , as if an inanimate thing should start into feverish life .
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“ I see what ails the child , " whispered Hester to the clergyman , and turning pale in spite of a strong effort to conceal her trouble and ... Hester turned again towards Pearl , with a crimson blush upon her cheek , a conscious ...
“ I see what ails the child , " whispered Hester to the clergyman , and turning pale in spite of a strong effort to conceal her trouble and ... Hester turned again towards Pearl , with a crimson blush upon her cheek , a conscious ...
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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 |
WILLIAM BRADFORD 15901657 | 14 |
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