Sons of BelialF.M. Lupton publishing Company, 1895 |
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albeit answered Ashcombe asked Belial better brewer Brookfield House brother chapel Chorley Clinch Cobster Nook Cottonopolis dance dare say dear door exclaimed face Farley father fellow foundry French friends gentleman Giltspur give gone governess hand happened head heard Heatherley Hermance hope husband Jack Armstrong Jack's Jimmy John Armstrong Kate keep knew lady Lancashire lass lived Livermore Livermore's looked Lucie Luke marry Matt matter Matthew Armstrong mean Miss Bland Miss Clinchworthy Miss Perkins Mlle mother Nancy Nathan Yates never night nineteen thousand Noble nowt observed Paul Armstrong Phineas Polly Polly Perkins Polly's Pye Nest Pyler question quoth returned smiling Sons of Belial sure Susan talk teetotal tell Thank thee there's thing thou thou'll thought thousand pounds to-morrow told took turn twothry Whereupon Whitebrook wife worth young
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