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The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 372, February 12, 1887

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The young girl of fifteen was thus left, as she herself expresses it, “in an utter state of desolation.” She “passed a cruel night”; but, though filled with fears, she could not believe that serious h..

The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 373, February 19, 1887

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The corollary from the above may be summed up in these words: in spring time get up soon in the morning, and after a pleasant bath and a breath or two of fresh air, sit down to a quiet breakfast of a ..

The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 374, February 26, 1887

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The only difficulty I know of in making this delicious dish is to avoid breaking the tomatoes, which are more liable to give way when they are hot than when they were first taken out of the tin. Shake..

The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 375, March 5, 1887

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OF the thousand and one ills—the word “one” signifying “all the rest”—that afflict humanity, young and old, by far the larger proportion are what may be called chronic troubles. And I do not refer to ..

The Book of Christmas

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A Book of Christmas is a text-book of piety, friendship, merriment; a record of the real business of the race, which is not to make money, but to make life full and sweet and satisfying. It is a book ..

Old Songs

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A collection of poems written by many authors includingA Love SongWhy canst Thou not, as Others doWith Jockey to the FairSweet Nelly, my Heart’s DelightWhat hap had I to Marry a ShrowThe Leather Bottè..

The Book of History (Vol. 1 of 18)

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It is a book of history by writers and makers of history; it is a book of action by men of action; it is a book, that is, by men who know intimately the real life of the world. When Professor Ratzel w..

The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine (December 1912)

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BEFORE day on Christmas morning, Christine, accompanied by Howard Cleves, a big boy from the school, set forth for the head of Clinch, the great “pokes” of Christmas things slung across the saddles st..