The Mysterious Freebooter: Or, The Days of Queen Bess. A Romance ...Printed at the Minerva Press, for Lane, Newman, and Company, 1806 |
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... D'Altonville , whose slender possessions did not prevent me from de- siring that his petition to my father for my hand might be accepted . But , alas ! my father sternly repulsed his suit , and bade me think of him no more , on pain of ...
... D'Altonville , whose slender possessions did not prevent me from de- siring that his petition to my father for my hand might be accepted . But , alas ! my father sternly repulsed his suit , and bade me think of him no more , on pain of ...
Page 176
... D'Altonville was refused admit- tance to my father's house ; and from the terms of intimacy on which we had before lived , as neighbours , we now saw each other no more ; we had not even the opportunity of correspondence , and I was ...
... D'Altonville was refused admit- tance to my father's house ; and from the terms of intimacy on which we had before lived , as neighbours , we now saw each other no more ; we had not even the opportunity of correspondence , and I was ...
Page 177
... D'Altonville . " In less than a week after the arrival of Lord Rufus , my father informed me that he had done me the honour of ask ing my hand in marriage , and that I was destined to become his wife . I 5 " I fell " I fell on my knees ...
... D'Altonville . " In less than a week after the arrival of Lord Rufus , my father informed me that he had done me the honour of ask ing my hand in marriage , and that I was destined to become his wife . I 5 " I fell " I fell on my knees ...
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... D'Altonville was not my husband.- Besides , ' added he , your D'Alton- viile is , by this time , probably no more , for he has joined the naval force which our King has just sent out against Spain , and it is rumoured that a bloody en ...
... D'Altonville was not my husband.- Besides , ' added he , your D'Alton- viile is , by this time , probably no more , for he has joined the naval force which our King has just sent out against Spain , and it is rumoured that a bloody en ...
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... D'Altonville . ' Good Heavens ! ' I exclaimed- ' are you here ? ' ' Yes , ' returned he ; ' but to - mor- row I depart . I am thankful that I have found this opportunity for bidding you farewell . Angels guard you , and make you blest ...
... D'Altonville . ' Good Heavens ! ' I exclaimed- ' are you here ? ' ' Yes , ' returned he ; ' but to - mor- row I depart . I am thankful that I have found this opportunity for bidding you farewell . Angels guard you , and make you blest ...
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The Mysterious Freebooter, Or, The Days of Queen Bess: A Romance Francis Lathom No preview available - 1819 |
The Mysterious Freebooter, Or, The Days of Queen Bess: A Romance Francis Lathom No preview available - 1819 |
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