 Yes," returned the white knight, smiling, "it is very probable, indeed, that they should expose a shield of gold in so public a place as this : for my part, I wonder even a silver one is not too strong a temptation for the devotion of some people who...  Frank: A Sequel to Frank in Early Lessons - Page 145by Maria Edgeworth - 1822Full view - About this book
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...I saw a golden shield in my life, this is one." " Yes," returned the White Knight, smiling, " it is very probable, indeed, that they should expose a shield...strong a temptation for the devotion of some people that pass this way: and it appears by the date that this has been here above three years." The Black... | |
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...ind.) a golden shield in my life, this is one." " Yes," returned the white knight, smiling, "it is very probable, indeed, that they should expose a shield...public a place (as this) ; for my part, I wonder even 14 that a silver one is not too strong a temptation for the devotion of some people who pass this way... | |
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...I saw a golden shield in my life, this is one." " Yes," returned the white knight, smiling, " it is very probable, indeed, that they should expose a shield...silver one is not too strong a temptation for the honesty of some people who pass this way ; and it appears by the date that this has been here above... | |
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...ever I saw a golden shield in my life, this is one." "Yes," returned the white knight smiling, "it is very probable indeed that they should expose a shield of gold in so public a place as this ! For my own part, I wonder that 25 even a silver one is not too strong a temptation for the devotion of some... | |
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