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Page 150
... Matilda Marchmont , a young lady about her own age , which was nearly eighteen . To her faithful eye were addressed those formida- ble quires which issued forth from Mervyn Hall , on the wings of the post , while Miss Mannering was a ...
... Matilda Marchmont , a young lady about her own age , which was nearly eighteen . To her faithful eye were addressed those formida- ble quires which issued forth from Mervyn Hall , on the wings of the post , while Miss Mannering was a ...
Page 151
... Matilda , throw a mysterious grandeur about its possessor ? You will call this romantic - but consider I was born in the land of talisman and spell , and my childhood lulled by tales which you can only enjoy through the gauzy frippery ...
... Matilda , throw a mysterious grandeur about its possessor ? You will call this romantic - but consider I was born in the land of talisman and spell , and my childhood lulled by tales which you can only enjoy through the gauzy frippery ...
Page 153
... Matilda , is the country of romance . The scenery is such as nature brings together in her sublimest moods - sounding cataracts - hills which rear their scathed heads to the sky - lakes , that , winding up the shadowy valley , lead at ...
... Matilda , is the country of romance . The scenery is such as nature brings together in her sublimest moods - sounding cataracts - hills which rear their scathed heads to the sky - lakes , that , winding up the shadowy valley , lead at ...
Page 154
... Matilda , and be the guest of your faithful Julia ! ' I am at present the inmate of Mr. and Mrs. Mervyn , old friends of my father . The latter is precisely a good sort of a woman - lady - like and housewifely - but for accomplishment ...
... Matilda , and be the guest of your faithful Julia ! ' I am at present the inmate of Mr. and Mrs. Mervyn , old friends of my father . The latter is precisely a good sort of a woman - lady - like and housewifely - but for accomplishment ...
Page 155
... Matilda , that my feel- ings , considering I had parted from him so young , rather rose from the warmth of my imagination than of my heart ? -O , I was sure that they were genuine , deceitful as the dictates of our bosom so frequently ...
... Matilda , that my feel- ings , considering I had parted from him so young , rather rose from the warmth of my imagination than of my heart ? -O , I was sure that they were genuine , deceitful as the dictates of our bosom so frequently ...
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