The lady Annabetta, by the authoress of 'Constance'. |
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... stood , for an instant , gazing at his daughter , whilst an agreeable , but transient smile gleamed on his face , whereon rested the traces of habitual dissipation , which had banished most of the finer feelings , but had left that one ...
... stood , for an instant , gazing at his daughter , whilst an agreeable , but transient smile gleamed on his face , whereon rested the traces of habitual dissipation , which had banished most of the finer feelings , but had left that one ...
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... stood upon trifles ; the attorney took all Lady Anna- betta's fancies as a matter of business , and the clergyman of the parish had , from a boy , his father having had the living of Grinstead be- fore him , been sent up to the hall to ...
... stood upon trifles ; the attorney took all Lady Anna- betta's fancies as a matter of business , and the clergyman of the parish had , from a boy , his father having had the living of Grinstead be- fore him , been sent up to the hall to ...
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... stood alone in the world , a good creature , as Lady Annabetta called her , whom nothing could disturb . - " Jeffries , " said Florence , as she sat pasting gold paper on screens in a recess of her mother's boudoir , " Jeffries , do you ...
... stood alone in the world , a good creature , as Lady Annabetta called her , whom nothing could disturb . - " Jeffries , " said Florence , as she sat pasting gold paper on screens in a recess of her mother's boudoir , " Jeffries , do you ...
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... stood erect in the gloom of the apartment near some pillars , " is gone to dress , my lady ; and I was ordered to tell your ladyship that he had dined ; " and the figure , having spoken , vanished . The party were left to digest the ...
... stood erect in the gloom of the apartment near some pillars , " is gone to dress , my lady ; and I was ordered to tell your ladyship that he had dined ; " and the figure , having spoken , vanished . The party were left to digest the ...
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... stood upon the prerogative of genius , sat undaunted and with literary dignity , striving not to appear neglected , which was no easy part to play on this eventful evening . Her young companion and she had now looked through prints ...
... stood upon the prerogative of genius , sat undaunted and with literary dignity , striving not to appear neglected , which was no easy part to play on this eventful evening . Her young companion and she had now looked through prints ...
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added Adeline admiration asked beautiful better carriage Chatfield Coblenz Conway's countenance cousin Gerald cried Florence daughter dear door engagement Eugenie eyes face fancy father feelings felt French gazing gentleman Gerald De Grey girl Grey's Grinstead hand happy head heard heart honour hope Horn Jeffries Jekyll kind knew l'Amande Lady Anna Lady Annabetta Lady Grace Lady Juliana Liège looked Lord Fort Lord Fortrose Lordship Major De Grey mamma marry Mary Anne mind Miss Anne Miss Conway Miss De Grey morning mother never night papa passed passion pause perhaps poor racter Ramsgate rence replied Florence rose scarcely seemed sigh silence Simcox Sir Cecil Fancourt smile speak spoke stood sure table d'hôte Taggart tears tell thing thought tion tone Tunbridge turbed turned voice walked whilst White Ladies wish word young lady
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Page 245 - ... to be thy mate, For thou, sweet Fury, art my utter hate. Nay, shake not thus thy miserable pate, I am yet young, and do not like thy face ; And, lest thou shouldst resume the wild-goose chase, 111 tell the something all thy heat to assuage, — Thou wilt not hit my fancy in my age.
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Page 183 - He that is not used to submit his will to the reason of others when he is young, will scarce hearken or submit to his own reason when he is of an age to make use of it.