Harry and Lucy, Concluded: Being the Last Part of Early LessonsCrosby, Nichols, Lee, 1861 |
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Strana 49
... tried upon the horses of some regiment of horse guards , and it did not do . ' ' What a pity ! that must have vexed him very much , ' said Lucy . ' Not at all , ' said Harry ; I should think not . A man cannot expect always to succeed ...
... tried upon the horses of some regiment of horse guards , and it did not do . ' ' What a pity ! that must have vexed him very much , ' said Lucy . ' Not at all , ' said Harry ; I should think not . A man cannot expect always to succeed ...
Strana 52
... tried , and it succeeded perfectly . The first time the ship went out to sea with it , the topmast was to be taken down ; and the officers of the navy have given it their decided approbation , and it has been brought into use in a great ...
... tried , and it succeeded perfectly . The first time the ship went out to sea with it , the topmast was to be taken down ; and the officers of the navy have given it their decided approbation , and it has been brought into use in a great ...
Strana 60
... tried over and over again before they fitted . To Lucy's surprise and mortification , she observed , that even the mason's stupid man , by long practice , could judge better which stones would fit , and how they would best go into ...
... tried over and over again before they fitted . To Lucy's surprise and mortification , she observed , that even the mason's stupid man , by long practice , could judge better which stones would fit , and how they would best go into ...
Strana 66
... tried to repeat cur munching as often and as quickly as she could , to turn it into curmudgeon for Harry ; and his mother wrote down for him the deriva- tion , as it is given in the quarto edition of Johnson's Dictionary . ' Curmudgeon ...
... tried to repeat cur munching as often and as quickly as she could , to turn it into curmudgeon for Harry ; and his mother wrote down for him the deriva- tion , as it is given in the quarto edition of Johnson's Dictionary . ' Curmudgeon ...
Strana 84
... tried on donkey , by little Peyton and Harry , alternately and in conjunction , but all in vain . His fore leg indeed he advanced , but farther he would not be moved . By this time Sir Rupert and Lady Digby and Harry's father and moth ...
... tried on donkey , by little Peyton and Harry , alternately and in conjunction , but all in vain . His fore leg indeed he advanced , but farther he would not be moved . By this time Sir Rupert and Lady Digby and Harry's father and moth ...
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Harry and Lucy Concluded;: Being the Last Part of Early Lessons, Zväzky 3–4 Maria Edgeworth Úplné zobrazenie - 1825 |
Harry and Lucy Concluded: Being the Last Part of Early Lessons, Zväzky 3–4 Maria Edgeworth Úplné zobrazenie - 1825 |
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