Mephistophiles [!] in England, Or, The Confessions of a Prime Minister, Volume 1Harper, 1835 - Devil |
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... expressing the most speculative opinions regarding religion . He acknowledged himself the victim of necessity . He confessed that he had no will of his own . All his actions , he said , were the result of cir- cumstances . It was a part ...
... expressing the most speculative opinions regarding religion . He acknowledged himself the victim of necessity . He confessed that he had no will of his own . All his actions , he said , were the result of cir- cumstances . It was a part ...
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... eyes , a grisly head , and a wrinkled face , somewhat satirical in its expression , with a red waist- coat thrown open , and his shirt sleeves tucked above his elbows , was busily at work : he appeared as 30 MEPHISTOPHILES IN ENGLAND .
... eyes , a grisly head , and a wrinkled face , somewhat satirical in its expression , with a red waist- coat thrown open , and his shirt sleeves tucked above his elbows , was busily at work : he appeared as 30 MEPHISTOPHILES IN ENGLAND .
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... expression of dread I could not conceal . " Your looks condemn me , " continued the Fatalist , " but not more completely than I have condemned myself . Yet why am I to blame ? I did not create myself , nor did I cre- ate those ...
... expression of dread I could not conceal . " Your looks condemn me , " continued the Fatalist , " but not more completely than I have condemned myself . Yet why am I to blame ? I did not create myself , nor did I cre- ate those ...
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... with rouge , and her dark eyes gleamed out of their deep sockets with an expression un- natural and restless . Her lips were thin and bloodless ; and her black glossy hair , once so silken and 42 MEPHISTOPHILES IN ENGLAND .
... with rouge , and her dark eyes gleamed out of their deep sockets with an expression un- natural and restless . Her lips were thin and bloodless ; and her black glossy hair , once so silken and 42 MEPHISTOPHILES IN ENGLAND .
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... expression of her look underwent a complete change the knife dropped from her grasp - and she fell senseless upon the floor . I left with her all . the money I had about me , gently laid her on the bed , and got out of the house without ...
... expression of her look underwent a complete change the knife dropped from her grasp - and she fell senseless upon the floor . I left with her all . the money I had about me , gently laid her on the bed , and got out of the house without ...
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