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... Lady Morgan , 243 Trials and Triumphs ; comprising the Convict's Daughter and the Convert's Daughter , 245 Journal of a Residence in China and the neighbouring countries , from 1829 to 1833. By David Abeel , 247 Lee's Life of the ...
... Lady Morgan , 243 Trials and Triumphs ; comprising the Convict's Daughter and the Convert's Daughter , 245 Journal of a Residence in China and the neighbouring countries , from 1829 to 1833. By David Abeel , 247 Lee's Life of the ...
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... ladies are generally prepared to receive company , and expect it . To give an idea of the forms of society , our author narrates the history of his first visit , at great length , and with that minute particularity , which intro- duces ...
... ladies are generally prepared to receive company , and expect it . To give an idea of the forms of society , our author narrates the history of his first visit , at great length , and with that minute particularity , which intro- duces ...
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... ladies on the sofa ceased their conversation , and bent forward in formal salutation , as my conductor said , ' ¿ Como pasan ustedes ; Señoritas ? Un Amigo ! ' - How do you do , ladies ? A friend - pointing to me as he pronounced the ...
... ladies on the sofa ceased their conversation , and bent forward in formal salutation , as my conductor said , ' ¿ Como pasan ustedes ; Señoritas ? Un Amigo ! ' - How do you do , ladies ? A friend - pointing to me as he pronounced the ...
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... ladies laugh ; in fact , a cynic could scarcely keep his countenance : fancy a gentleman pressing a hot silver tube between his lips , jerking back his head in surprise , then resorting to his handkerchief to dry his eyes , and while he ...
... ladies laugh ; in fact , a cynic could scarcely keep his countenance : fancy a gentleman pressing a hot silver tube between his lips , jerking back his head in surprise , then resorting to his handkerchief to dry his eyes , and while he ...
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... ladies make their own dresses , they must be exonerated from that accusation . They are always neat in the decoration of their feet ; -silk stockings are universally worn . " Doña Carmencita apologized for the state of her parure ...
... ladies make their own dresses , they must be exonerated from that accusation . They are always neat in the decoration of their feet ; -silk stockings are universally worn . " Doña Carmencita apologized for the state of her parure ...
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