The British Essayists: The AdventurerLittle, Brown, 1866 - English essays |
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... letter , he changed countenance , and discovered indubitable tokens of vexation and regret ; then taking Evan- der by the hand , Sir , ' said he , ' I think it scarce less a misfortune to myself than you , that you was not five minutes ...
... letter , he changed countenance , and discovered indubitable tokens of vexation and regret ; then taking Evan- der by the hand , Sir , ' said he , ' I think it scarce less a misfortune to myself than you , that you was not five minutes ...
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... letter has made necessary , covers me with confusion , and aggravates despair . I cannot but reflect , that among all these characters , I have never assumed that of a Man . Man is a reasonable being , which he ceases to be , who ...
... letter has made necessary , covers me with confusion , and aggravates despair . I cannot but reflect , that among all these characters , I have never assumed that of a Man . Man is a reasonable being , which he ceases to be , who ...
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... letters of gold : - 6 Remember , Shelimah , the fate of Almerine , who still lives the reproach of parental folly , of de- graded beauty , and perverted sense . Remember Almerine ; and let her example and thy own ex- perience teach thee ...
... letters of gold : - 6 Remember , Shelimah , the fate of Almerine , who still lives the reproach of parental folly , of de- graded beauty , and perverted sense . Remember Almerine ; and let her example and thy own ex- perience teach thee ...
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... letter which acquainted me that my father , who had been long declining , was dead ; and that it was necessary I should immediately return to England to take possession of his estate , which was not inconsiderable , though there were ...
... letter which acquainted me that my father , who had been long declining , was dead ; and that it was necessary I should immediately return to England to take possession of his estate , which was not inconsiderable , though there were ...
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... letter ; for the lady had taken such possession of my heart that I would joyfully have married her , though I had been sure that her father would immediately have left all his fortune to a stranger . " I meditated on my epistolary ...
... letter ; for the lady had taken such possession of my heart that I would joyfully have married her , though I had been sure that her father would immediately have left all his fortune to a stranger . " I meditated on my epistolary ...
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