Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 289William Blackwood, 1961 |
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... head teacher took a particular interest in him ; for he was a most attractive , bright - faced infant . She saw he had talent , and took great pains over his clog- dancing . He worshipped her , of course . She was his inspiration ...
... head teacher took a particular interest in him ; for he was a most attractive , bright - faced infant . She saw he had talent , and took great pains over his clog- dancing . He worshipped her , of course . She was his inspiration ...
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gallops off snorting and tossing his head , on a word from the leading moran two of his pursuers grab his tail and dig in their heels to slow him down , and two more fling themselves at his head and , seizing his long horns , with a ...
gallops off snorting and tossing his head , on a word from the leading moran two of his pursuers grab his tail and dig in their heels to slow him down , and two more fling themselves at his head and , seizing his long horns , with a ...
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... head , and Uncle John , as the eldest son , opposite her . My grandmother was at this time , in her late eighties , only then beginning to have the transparent appearance of age . Her hair was no more than steel grey , and her eye was ...
... head , and Uncle John , as the eldest son , opposite her . My grandmother was at this time , in her late eighties , only then beginning to have the transparent appearance of age . Her hair was no more than steel grey , and her eye was ...
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