Guy Mannering; Or, the Astrologer: In Four Volumes, Volume 2Schumann, 1822 - 221 pages |
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... father's cha racter , of whom it is impossible to say , whe ther I love , admire , or fear him the most . His success in life and in war his habit of making every obstacle yield before the energy of his exertions , even where they ...
... father's cha racter , of whom it is impossible to say , whe ther I love , admire , or fear him the most . His success in life and in war his habit of making every obstacle yield before the energy of his exertions , even where they ...
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... father , in favour of birth and rank . But I , then almost a girl , could not be expected surely to be wiser than her under whose charge nature had placed me . My father , constantly engaged in military duty , I saw but at rare ...
... father , in favour of birth and rank . But I , then almost a girl , could not be expected surely to be wiser than her under whose charge nature had placed me . My father , constantly engaged in military duty , I saw but at rare ...
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... father But if , alas ! my earnest and confident hope should betray me , what would it avail to tear open a mystery fraught with so many painful recollections ? My dear mother had such dread of its being known , that I think she even ...
... father But if , alas ! my earnest and confident hope should betray me , what would it avail to tear open a mystery fraught with so many painful recollections ? My dear mother had such dread of its being known , that I think she even ...
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... father can share my enthusiasm . An ad- mirer of nature , both as an artist and a poet , I have experienced the utmost pleasure from the observations by which he explains the character and the effect of these brilliant specimens of her ...
... father can share my enthusiasm . An ad- mirer of nature , both as an artist and a poet , I have experienced the utmost pleasure from the observations by which he explains the character and the effect of these brilliant specimens of her ...
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... father . The latter is precisely a good sort of woman ; - lady - like and housewifely , but , for accomplishment or fancy good lack , my dearest Matilda , your friend might as well seek sympathy from Mrs Teach'em , you see I have not ...
... father . The latter is precisely a good sort of woman ; - lady - like and housewifely , but , for accomplishment or fancy good lack , my dearest Matilda , your friend might as well seek sympathy from Mrs Teach'em , you see I have not ...
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