An American Selection of Lessons in Reading and Speaking: Calculated to Improve the Mind and Refine the Taste of Youth. To which is Prefixed, Rules in Elocution, and Directions for Expressing the Principal Passions of the Mind |
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Page 27
... daughter , said the old man . Have you a house to cover her , or money to maintain her ? Lucetta's fortune is not enough for both . 3. It won't do , Perrin , it won't do . But , replied Perrin , I have hands to work . I have laid up ...
... daughter , said the old man . Have you a house to cover her , or money to maintain her ? Lucetta's fortune is not enough for both . 3. It won't do , Perrin , it won't do . But , replied Perrin , I have hands to work . I have laid up ...
Page 33
... an elderly gentlemen and his daughter had arrived in the village , the preceding evening , on their way to some + distant country ; and that the father had been STORY OF LA ROCHE . 33 love are not exempt from the like casualities: and ...
... an elderly gentlemen and his daughter had arrived in the village , the preceding evening , on their way to some + distant country ; and that the father had been STORY OF LA ROCHE . 33 love are not exempt from the like casualities: and ...
Page 34
... daughter . 6. Her master laid aside the volume in his hand , and broke off the chain of ideas it had inspired . His night gown was exchanged for a coat , and he followed his governante . to the sick man's apartment . It was the best in ...
... daughter . 6. Her master laid aside the volume in his hand , and broke off the chain of ideas it had inspired . His night gown was exchanged for a coat , and he followed his governante . to the sick man's apartment . It was the best in ...
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... daughter to nurse him there . The surg on who arrived soon after , prescribed a little , and na- ture did much for him ; in a week he was able to thank his benefactor . 11. By that time his host had learned the name and cha- racter of ...
... daughter to nurse him there . The surg on who arrived soon after , prescribed a little , and na- ture did much for him ; in a week he was able to thank his benefactor . 11. By that time his host had learned the name and cha- racter of ...
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... daughter and you into that country . I will help to take care of you by the road , for as I was your first physician I hold myself responsible for your cure . " 18. La Roche's eyes glistened at the proposal ; his daugh- ter was called ...
... daughter and you into that country . I will help to take care of you by the road , for as I was your first physician I hold myself responsible for your cure . " 18. La Roche's eyes glistened at the proposal ; his daugh- ter was called ...
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