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absence
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From this reading Ballad, by Robert Anderson._ We must leave Miss Chutney for awhile imprisoned in the linen room, and return to Mr. Sandboys, imprisoned in the police cell; for it was during the absence of himself and wife from Parthenon House, that the incidents detailed in the previous chapter had taken place.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “True friendship that can ne’er cause streyfe, But e’en keep frae distress and pain, An’ show what bliss it gie’s thro’ leyfe, In every bwosom still sud reign.?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “True friendship that can ne’er cause streyfe, But e’en keep frae distress and pain, An’ show what bliss it gie’s thro’ leyfe, In every bwosom still sud reign.?
Anderson
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From this reading Ballad, by Robert Anderson._ We must leave Miss Chutney for awhile imprisoned in the linen room, and return to Mr. Sandboys, imprisoned in the police cell; for it was during the absence of himself and wife from Parthenon House, that the incidents detailed in the previous chapter had taken place.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “True friendship, when fwok throw aseyde, What then are riches, preyde, or power?— Vain gewgaws!
aseyde
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From this reading “True friendship, when fwok throw aseyde, What then are riches, preyde, or power?— Vain gewgaws!
awhile
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From this reading Ballad, by Robert Anderson._ We must leave Miss Chutney for awhile imprisoned in the linen room, and return to Mr. Sandboys, imprisoned in the police cell; for it was during the absence of himself and wife from Parthenon House, that the incidents detailed in the previous chapter had taken place.
Ballad
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From this reading Ballad, by Robert Anderson._ We must leave Miss Chutney for awhile imprisoned in the linen room, and return to Mr. Sandboys, imprisoned in the police cell; for it was during the absence of himself and wife from Parthenon House, that the incidents detailed in the previous chapter had taken place.
bliss
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From this reading “True friendship that can ne’er cause streyfe, But e’en keep frae distress and pain, An’ show what bliss it gie’s thro’ leyfe, In every bwosom still sud reign.?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “True friendship that can ne’er cause streyfe, But e’en keep frae distress and pain, An’ show what bliss it gie’s thro’ leyfe, In every bwosom still sud reign.?
bwosom
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From this reading “True friendship that can ne’er cause streyfe, But e’en keep frae distress and pain, An’ show what bliss it gie’s thro’ leyfe, In every bwosom still sud reign.?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Ballad, by Robert Anderson._ We must leave Miss Chutney for awhile imprisoned in the linen room, and return to Mr. Sandboys, imprisoned in the police cell; for it was during the absence of himself and wife from Parthenon House, that the incidents detailed in the previous chapter had taken place.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “True friendship that can ne’er cause streyfe, But e’en keep frae distress and pain, An’ show what bliss it gie’s thro’ leyfe, In every bwosom still sud reign.?
cause
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From this reading “True friendship that can ne’er cause streyfe, But e’en keep frae distress and pain, An’ show what bliss it gie’s thro’ leyfe, In every bwosom still sud reign.?
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading Ballad, by Robert Anderson._ We must leave Miss Chutney for awhile imprisoned in the linen room, and return to Mr. Sandboys, imprisoned in the police cell; for it was during the absence of himself and wife from Parthenon House, that the incidents detailed in the previous chapter had taken place.
chapter
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From this reading Ballad, by Robert Anderson._ We must leave Miss Chutney for awhile imprisoned in the linen room, and return to Mr. Sandboys, imprisoned in the police cell; for it was during the absence of himself and wife from Parthenon House, that the incidents detailed in the previous chapter had taken place.
Chutney
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From this reading Ballad, by Robert Anderson._ We must leave Miss Chutney for awhile imprisoned in the linen room, and return to Mr. Sandboys, imprisoned in the police cell; for it was during the absence of himself and wife from Parthenon House, that the incidents detailed in the previous chapter had taken place.
deeth's
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From this reading Mekin sec their gueyde, May sair repent lang ere deeth’s hour.
detailed
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From this reading Ballad, by Robert Anderson._ We must leave Miss Chutney for awhile imprisoned in the linen room, and return to Mr. Sandboys, imprisoned in the police cell; for it was during the absence of himself and wife from Parthenon House, that the incidents detailed in the previous chapter had taken place.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading “True friendship that can ne’er cause streyfe, But e’en keep frae distress and pain, An’ show what bliss it gie’s thro’ leyfe, In every bwosom still sud reign.?
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Ballad, by Robert Anderson._ We must leave Miss Chutney for awhile imprisoned in the linen room, and return to Mr. Sandboys, imprisoned in the police cell; for it was during the absence of himself and wife from Parthenon House, that the incidents detailed in the previous chapter had taken place.
e'en
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From this reading “True friendship that can ne’er cause streyfe, But e’en keep frae distress and pain, An’ show what bliss it gie’s thro’ leyfe, In every bwosom still sud reign.?
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading Mekin sec their gueyde, May sair repent lang ere deeth’s hour.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “True friendship that can ne’er cause streyfe, But e’en keep frae distress and pain, An’ show what bliss it gie’s thro’ leyfe, In every bwosom still sud reign.?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ballad, by Robert Anderson._ We must leave Miss Chutney for awhile imprisoned in the linen room, and return to Mr. Sandboys, imprisoned in the police cell; for it was during the absence of himself and wife from Parthenon House, that the incidents detailed in the previous chapter had taken place.
frae
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From this reading “True friendship that can ne’er cause streyfe, But e’en keep frae distress and pain, An’ show what bliss it gie’s thro’ leyfe, In every bwosom still sud reign.?
friendship
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From this reading “True friendship, when fwok throw aseyde, What then are riches, preyde, or power?— Vain gewgaws!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ballad, by Robert Anderson._ We must leave Miss Chutney for awhile imprisoned in the linen room, and return to Mr. Sandboys, imprisoned in the police cell; for it was during the absence of himself and wife from Parthenon House, that the incidents detailed in the previous chapter had taken place.
fwok
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From this reading “True friendship, when fwok throw aseyde, What then are riches, preyde, or power?— Vain gewgaws!
gewgaws
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From this reading “True friendship, when fwok throw aseyde, What then are riches, preyde, or power?— Vain gewgaws!
gie's
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From this reading “True friendship that can ne’er cause streyfe, But e’en keep frae distress and pain, An’ show what bliss it gie’s thro’ leyfe, In every bwosom still sud reign.?
gueyde
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From this reading Mekin sec their gueyde, May sair repent lang ere deeth’s hour.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ballad, by Robert Anderson._ We must leave Miss Chutney for awhile imprisoned in the linen room, and return to Mr. Sandboys, imprisoned in the police cell; for it was during the absence of himself and wife from Parthenon House, that the incidents detailed in the previous chapter had taken place.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Ballad, by Robert Anderson._ We must leave Miss Chutney for awhile imprisoned in the linen room, and return to Mr. Sandboys, imprisoned in the police cell; for it was during the absence of himself and wife from Parthenon House, that the incidents detailed in the previous chapter had taken place.
hour
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From this reading Mekin sec their gueyde, May sair repent lang ere deeth’s hour.
House
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From this reading Ballad, by Robert Anderson._ We must leave Miss Chutney for awhile imprisoned in the linen room, and return to Mr. Sandboys, imprisoned in the police cell; for it was during the absence of himself and wife from Parthenon House, that the incidents detailed in the previous chapter had taken place.
imprisoned
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From this reading Ballad, by Robert Anderson._ We must leave Miss Chutney for awhile imprisoned in the linen room, and return to Mr. Sandboys, imprisoned in the police cell; for it was during the absence of himself and wife from Parthenon House, that the incidents detailed in the previous chapter had taken place.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “True friendship that can ne’er cause streyfe, But e’en keep frae distress and pain, An’ show what bliss it gie’s thro’ leyfe, In every bwosom still sud reign.?
incidents
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From this reading Ballad, by Robert Anderson._ We must leave Miss Chutney for awhile imprisoned in the linen room, and return to Mr. Sandboys, imprisoned in the police cell; for it was during the absence of himself and wife from Parthenon House, that the incidents detailed in the previous chapter had taken place.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “True friendship that can ne’er cause streyfe, But e’en keep frae distress and pain, An’ show what bliss it gie’s thro’ leyfe, In every bwosom still sud reign.?
keep
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From this reading “True friendship that can ne’er cause streyfe, But e’en keep frae distress and pain, An’ show what bliss it gie’s thro’ leyfe, In every bwosom still sud reign.?
lang
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From this reading Mekin sec their gueyde, May sair repent lang ere deeth’s hour.
leave
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From this reading Ballad, by Robert Anderson._ We must leave Miss Chutney for awhile imprisoned in the linen room, and return to Mr. Sandboys, imprisoned in the police cell; for it was during the absence of himself and wife from Parthenon House, that the incidents detailed in the previous chapter had taken place.
leyfe
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From this reading “True friendship that can ne’er cause streyfe, But e’en keep frae distress and pain, An’ show what bliss it gie’s thro’ leyfe, In every bwosom still sud reign.?
linen
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From this reading Ballad, by Robert Anderson._ We must leave Miss Chutney for awhile imprisoned in the linen room, and return to Mr. Sandboys, imprisoned in the police cell; for it was during the absence of himself and wife from Parthenon House, that the incidents detailed in the previous chapter had taken place.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Mekin sec their gueyde, May sair repent lang ere deeth’s hour.
Mekin
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From this reading Mekin sec their gueyde, May sair repent lang ere deeth’s hour.
Miss
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From this reading Ballad, by Robert Anderson._ We must leave Miss Chutney for awhile imprisoned in the linen room, and return to Mr. Sandboys, imprisoned in the police cell; for it was during the absence of himself and wife from Parthenon House, that the incidents detailed in the previous chapter had taken place.
Mr
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From this reading Ballad, by Robert Anderson._ We must leave Miss Chutney for awhile imprisoned in the linen room, and return to Mr. Sandboys, imprisoned in the police cell; for it was during the absence of himself and wife from Parthenon House, that the incidents detailed in the previous chapter had taken place.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Ballad, by Robert Anderson._ We must leave Miss Chutney for awhile imprisoned in the linen room, and return to Mr. Sandboys, imprisoned in the police cell; for it was during the absence of himself and wife from Parthenon House, that the incidents detailed in the previous chapter had taken place.
ne'er
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From this reading “True friendship that can ne’er cause streyfe, But e’en keep frae distress and pain, An’ show what bliss it gie’s thro’ leyfe, In every bwosom still sud reign.?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ballad, by Robert Anderson._ We must leave Miss Chutney for awhile imprisoned in the linen room, and return to Mr. Sandboys, imprisoned in the police cell; for it was during the absence of himself and wife from Parthenon House, that the incidents detailed in the previous chapter had taken place.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “True friendship, when fwok throw aseyde, What then are riches, preyde, or power?— Vain gewgaws!
pain
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From this reading “True friendship that can ne’er cause streyfe, But e’en keep frae distress and pain, An’ show what bliss it gie’s thro’ leyfe, In every bwosom still sud reign.?
Parthenon
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From this reading Ballad, by Robert Anderson._ We must leave Miss Chutney for awhile imprisoned in the linen room, and return to Mr. Sandboys, imprisoned in the police cell; for it was during the absence of himself and wife from Parthenon House, that the incidents detailed in the previous chapter had taken place.
place
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From this reading Ballad, by Robert Anderson._ We must leave Miss Chutney for awhile imprisoned in the linen room, and return to Mr. Sandboys, imprisoned in the police cell; for it was during the absence of himself and wife from Parthenon House, that the incidents detailed in the previous chapter had taken place.
police
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From this reading Ballad, by Robert Anderson._ We must leave Miss Chutney for awhile imprisoned in the linen room, and return to Mr. Sandboys, imprisoned in the police cell; for it was during the absence of himself and wife from Parthenon House, that the incidents detailed in the previous chapter had taken place.
power
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From this reading “True friendship, when fwok throw aseyde, What then are riches, preyde, or power?— Vain gewgaws!
previous
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From this reading Ballad, by Robert Anderson._ We must leave Miss Chutney for awhile imprisoned in the linen room, and return to Mr. Sandboys, imprisoned in the police cell; for it was during the absence of himself and wife from Parthenon House, that the incidents detailed in the previous chapter had taken place.
preyde
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From this reading “True friendship, when fwok throw aseyde, What then are riches, preyde, or power?— Vain gewgaws!
reign
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From this reading “True friendship that can ne’er cause streyfe, But e’en keep frae distress and pain, An’ show what bliss it gie’s thro’ leyfe, In every bwosom still sud reign.?
repent
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From this reading Mekin sec their gueyde, May sair repent lang ere deeth’s hour.
return
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From this reading Ballad, by Robert Anderson._ We must leave Miss Chutney for awhile imprisoned in the linen room, and return to Mr. Sandboys, imprisoned in the police cell; for it was during the absence of himself and wife from Parthenon House, that the incidents detailed in the previous chapter had taken place.
riches
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From this reading “True friendship, when fwok throw aseyde, What then are riches, preyde, or power?— Vain gewgaws!
Robert
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From this reading Ballad, by Robert Anderson._ We must leave Miss Chutney for awhile imprisoned in the linen room, and return to Mr. Sandboys, imprisoned in the police cell; for it was during the absence of himself and wife from Parthenon House, that the incidents detailed in the previous chapter had taken place.
room
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From this reading Ballad, by Robert Anderson._ We must leave Miss Chutney for awhile imprisoned in the linen room, and return to Mr. Sandboys, imprisoned in the police cell; for it was during the absence of himself and wife from Parthenon House, that the incidents detailed in the previous chapter had taken place.
sair
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From this reading Mekin sec their gueyde, May sair repent lang ere deeth’s hour.
Sandboys
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From this reading Ballad, by Robert Anderson._ We must leave Miss Chutney for awhile imprisoned in the linen room, and return to Mr. Sandboys, imprisoned in the police cell; for it was during the absence of himself and wife from Parthenon House, that the incidents detailed in the previous chapter had taken place.
sec
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From this reading Mekin sec their gueyde, May sair repent lang ere deeth’s hour.
show
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From this reading “True friendship that can ne’er cause streyfe, But e’en keep frae distress and pain, An’ show what bliss it gie’s thro’ leyfe, In every bwosom still sud reign.?
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “True friendship that can ne’er cause streyfe, But e’en keep frae distress and pain, An’ show what bliss it gie’s thro’ leyfe, In every bwosom still sud reign.?
streyfe
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From this reading “True friendship that can ne’er cause streyfe, But e’en keep frae distress and pain, An’ show what bliss it gie’s thro’ leyfe, In every bwosom still sud reign.?
sud
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From this reading “True friendship that can ne’er cause streyfe, But e’en keep frae distress and pain, An’ show what bliss it gie’s thro’ leyfe, In every bwosom still sud reign.?
taken
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From this reading Ballad, by Robert Anderson._ We must leave Miss Chutney for awhile imprisoned in the linen room, and return to Mr. Sandboys, imprisoned in the police cell; for it was during the absence of himself and wife from Parthenon House, that the incidents detailed in the previous chapter had taken place.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “True friendship that can ne’er cause streyfe, But e’en keep frae distress and pain, An’ show what bliss it gie’s thro’ leyfe, In every bwosom still sud reign.?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ballad, by Robert Anderson._ We must leave Miss Chutney for awhile imprisoned in the linen room, and return to Mr. Sandboys, imprisoned in the police cell; for it was during the absence of himself and wife from Parthenon House, that the incidents detailed in the previous chapter had taken place.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Mekin sec their gueyde, May sair repent lang ere deeth’s hour.
then
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From this reading “True friendship, when fwok throw aseyde, What then are riches, preyde, or power?— Vain gewgaws!
thro
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From this reading “True friendship that can ne’er cause streyfe, But e’en keep frae distress and pain, An’ show what bliss it gie’s thro’ leyfe, In every bwosom still sud reign.?
throw
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From this reading “True friendship, when fwok throw aseyde, What then are riches, preyde, or power?— Vain gewgaws!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ballad, by Robert Anderson._ We must leave Miss Chutney for awhile imprisoned in the linen room, and return to Mr. Sandboys, imprisoned in the police cell; for it was during the absence of himself and wife from Parthenon House, that the incidents detailed in the previous chapter had taken place.
True
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From this reading “True friendship, when fwok throw aseyde, What then are riches, preyde, or power?— Vain gewgaws!
Vain
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From this reading “True friendship, when fwok throw aseyde, What then are riches, preyde, or power?— Vain gewgaws!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ballad, by Robert Anderson._ We must leave Miss Chutney for awhile imprisoned in the linen room, and return to Mr. Sandboys, imprisoned in the police cell; for it was during the absence of himself and wife from Parthenon House, that the incidents detailed in the previous chapter had taken place.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Ballad, by Robert Anderson._ We must leave Miss Chutney for awhile imprisoned in the linen room, and return to Mr. Sandboys, imprisoned in the police cell; for it was during the absence of himself and wife from Parthenon House, that the incidents detailed in the previous chapter had taken place.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “True friendship, when fwok throw aseyde, What then are riches, preyde, or power?— Vain gewgaws!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “True friendship, when fwok throw aseyde, What then are riches, preyde, or power?— Vain gewgaws!
wife
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From this reading Ballad, by Robert Anderson._ We must leave Miss Chutney for awhile imprisoned in the linen room, and return to Mr. Sandboys, imprisoned in the police cell; for it was during the absence of himself and wife from Parthenon House, that the incidents detailed in the previous chapter had taken place.
