Life in English Literature: An Introduction for Beginners, Volumes 1-3Methuen, 1949 - 535 pages |
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Page 62
... round them : but they found , which was far more exciting , that they were part of a magnificently ordered solar system . So many new horizons were opening up , in learning and invention , in exploration and science , in literature and ...
... round them : but they found , which was far more exciting , that they were part of a magnificently ordered solar system . So many new horizons were opening up , in learning and invention , in exploration and science , in literature and ...
Page 287
... round flat pieces of white and red metal , of different bulk ; some of the white , which seemed to be silver , were so large and heavy that my comrade and I could hardly lift them . In the left pocket were two black pillars ir ...
... round flat pieces of white and red metal , of different bulk ; some of the white , which seemed to be silver , were so large and heavy that my comrade and I could hardly lift them . In the left pocket were two black pillars ir ...
Page 502
... round her . As for the ladies , it was whispered among them that Rawdon had run away with her from out of a convent , and that she was a relation of the Montmorency family . She spoke French so perfectly that there might be some truth ...
... round her . As for the ladies , it was whispered among them that Rawdon had run away with her from out of a convent , and that she was a relation of the Montmorency family . She spoke French so perfectly that there might be some truth ...
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