Guilty Or Not Guilty, Or, A Lesson for Husbands: A Tale, Volume 1A.K. Newman, 1822 |
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... blaze in the fashionable world ! I declare it is quite unbearable . Only a poor curate's daughter , fitted out by the charitable contribution of friends to to go to India , with no earthly recommen- dation 6 GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY .
... blaze in the fashionable world ! I declare it is quite unbearable . Only a poor curate's daughter , fitted out by the charitable contribution of friends to to go to India , with no earthly recommen- dation 6 GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY .
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... poor , had a heart which wealth could not purchase ; he had dis- covered so many glaring faults , and disa- greeable traits , in the character of Miss Fitzallan , that he refused the honour of her hand , at the risk of losing the favour ...
... poor , had a heart which wealth could not purchase ; he had dis- covered so many glaring faults , and disa- greeable traits , in the character of Miss Fitzallan , that he refused the honour of her hand , at the risk of losing the favour ...
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... poor dear sweet creature , the powers be praised for her preservation ! —and where is Miss Fitzallan , my lady ? —but that is one of my blunders , to be after asking such a foolish question ; for where should the darling be , but under ...
... poor dear sweet creature , the powers be praised for her preservation ! —and where is Miss Fitzallan , my lady ? —but that is one of my blunders , to be after asking such a foolish question ; for where should the darling be , but under ...
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... poor orphan , her fatherless and motherless sister , out of her just right ! Sure , Maddison , and you may well look astonished , for who ever heard before of such an insult being offered to a gentle- man , that has pure Milesian blood ...
... poor orphan , her fatherless and motherless sister , out of her just right ! Sure , Maddison , and you may well look astonished , for who ever heard before of such an insult being offered to a gentle- man , that has pure Milesian blood ...
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... poor half - witted old toad to leave them every thing , for all she is Mar- tha's godmother ; but I will be with them before they think I am on the road , for , no thanks to them for the news , I have got got a friend that has let me ...
... poor half - witted old toad to leave them every thing , for all she is Mar- tha's godmother ; but I will be with them before they think I am on the road , for , no thanks to them for the news , I have got got a friend that has let me ...
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Page 147 - Ada! sole daughter of my house and heart? When last I saw thy young blue eyes, they smiled, And then we parted, — not as now we part, But with a hope. — Awaking with a start, The waters heave around me; and on high The winds lift up their voices: I depart, Whither I know not; but the hour's gone by, When Albion's lessening shores could grieve or glad mine eye.
Page 183 - Herbert, and, although inex perienced in such matters, she began to suspect that he had made a deeper impression on her young friend's heart than she had before been willing to think possible. But still she trusted to her brother's undoubted superiority, and to the power which he had evidently gained over his ward's better feelings. Each day, each hour, however, which now passed, instead of lessening her fears, only confirmed them. She tried every...
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Page 209 - you think it is too late in the day for me to learn to play the fool ; but harkee, Maddison, in the course of your life did you never see an old fool ?"
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