Sir Walter Scott: the Story of His LifeJ. R. Osgood, 1871 - 488 páginas During his reunion with Jim Hawkins, Long John Silver tells of his quest to recover the remaining treasure from Treasure Island. |
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... acter and writings . The subject has been on my mind for many years ; and I have treated it as well as I could . Independent of much never before collected , there will be found in this volume some things of no ordinary interest , vii.
... acter and writings . The subject has been on my mind for many years ; and I have treated it as well as I could . Independent of much never before collected , there will be found in this volume some things of no ordinary interest , vii.
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... mind ; but , as one of his humble friends said , " he had built himself up , " almost from infancy , by self - cultivation ; and , when the opportunity came , he was found capable of seiz- ing and improving it . His childhood was a period ...
... mind ; but , as one of his humble friends said , " he had built himself up , " almost from infancy , by self - cultivation ; and , when the opportunity came , he was found capable of seiz- ing and improving it . His childhood was a period ...
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... mind with varied knowledge of a higher character . At the moment when the professor of Greek reproved his positive disinclination to learn the language of Homer , he had voluntarily made himself familiar with French , Italian , and ...
... mind with varied knowledge of a higher character . At the moment when the professor of Greek reproved his positive disinclination to learn the language of Homer , he had voluntarily made himself familiar with French , Italian , and ...
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... mind whom he had met , or read or heard of . The intro- duction of small traits and peculiarities gave a marked individuality to the various fictitious persons whom he presented . When he drew from history , he seized the salient points ...
... mind whom he had met , or read or heard of . The intro- duction of small traits and peculiarities gave a marked individuality to the various fictitious persons whom he presented . When he drew from history , he seized the salient points ...
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... mind , engaged his time , and imposed considerable trouble upon him . It was his desire to live in charity with all men ; and he passed through life without a single personal quarrel . He ever avoided what is called a paper war , " and ...
... mind , engaged his time , and imposed considerable trouble upon him . It was his desire to live in charity with all men ; and he passed through life without a single personal quarrel . He ever avoided what is called a paper war , " and ...
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