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... mean by that , a bad boy ; no , he was not that by any means , for he was kind - hearted , generous , and brave , but unceasingly restless ; he could not endure stillness , inactivity , he must be going somewhere or doing something ; it ...
... mean by that , a bad boy ; no , he was not that by any means , for he was kind - hearted , generous , and brave , but unceasingly restless ; he could not endure stillness , inactivity , he must be going somewhere or doing something ; it ...
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... mean and cowardly . Tom would upset an infirm old woman , and think it fun , frighten a little child into fits and enjoy doing it , or rob his parents , who had a hard struggle to make both ends meet . I recollect his once taking a ...
... mean and cowardly . Tom would upset an infirm old woman , and think it fun , frighten a little child into fits and enjoy doing it , or rob his parents , who had a hard struggle to make both ends meet . I recollect his once taking a ...
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... man or lad , ' ' He'll go to ruin without his boots being greased , ' which means , he is going the down - hill path so rapidly that he needs no aid to help him over the ground . 24 THE CAPTAIN AND HIS SILKS . " Oh that.
... man or lad , ' ' He'll go to ruin without his boots being greased , ' which means , he is going the down - hill path so rapidly that he needs no aid to help him over the ground . 24 THE CAPTAIN AND HIS SILKS . " Oh that.
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... mean and cowardly , and all springing from bad thoughts . And there are boys even who never tell a plain untruth , but go about in a circumlocutory way , tell a round - about lie , deceiving , or trying to deceive themselves with the ...
... mean and cowardly , and all springing from bad thoughts . And there are boys even who never tell a plain untruth , but go about in a circumlocutory way , tell a round - about lie , deceiving , or trying to deceive themselves with the ...
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... means weakness , and weakness amounts almost to sin - I sometimes think quite for it seems to do almost as much mischief . An atom blown about by the wind gets into a person's eye , causing no end of annoyance . So circumstances drift a ...
... means weakness , and weakness amounts almost to sin - I sometimes think quite for it seems to do almost as much mischief . An atom blown about by the wind gets into a person's eye , causing no end of annoyance . So circumstances drift a ...
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