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m a y b le fs th e h a n d th a t lo o fe n e d th e i r b o n d s : f o r ty r a n n y m o il
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in a g r e a t d e g r e e re ta in e d , a n d m a y , b y c h e r i ih in g , return witll
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is a b o liflie d '5 th e d e le g a te d ro d o f p o w e r is n o w n o more. Bum
le t n o t th e g o o d p a r t b e lo f t w i th , th e b a d : th e ten d e r relation!
th a t p a tr ia r c h a l g o v e r nm e n t e x p e r ie n c e s , Ih o u ld f t i l l b e retained)!
an d th e m u tu a l in c lin a t io n to b en e fic e n c e p r e fe r v e d . T h e c h i«
ta in ih o u ld n o t lo f e , w i th th e p ow e r o f d o in g h a rm , the d ifp ofi!
t io n o f d o in g g o o d . S u c h are th e fen tim en t s o f M r , M a c k ji
w h i c h r ip e n in to a ¿ lio n s th a t , i f p e r f if te d in , w i l l b r in g M in i
c om fo r t in to h is ow n b o fom , an d th e ra o f t d e fir ed o f bleffinlj
am o n g f t a n um e ro u s c la n .
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o f th e fam e n am e , a b r a n c h o f L o c h F a la r t. P a r t is modernized!
b u t th e g r e a te f t p o r t io n is a n t i e n t : th e o ld e f t is a fqua re tow ||
w h i c h w i th a w a l l r o u n d th e e d g e o f th e r o c k , w a s the o r ig iiij
f t r e n g th o f th e p la c e . A d ja c e n t is a v i l la g e an d th e p o ft -o fficS
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e v e r y fo r tn ig h t f o r th e L o n g -ijla n d .
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b e f to w e d o n i t b y L ita n ia th e B en -Jh i, o r w i f e to Oberon king of
th e fa ir ie s . S h e b le f ie d i t a t th e fam e tim e w i th p ow e r s o f thej
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