William CowperJ. Cape, 1928 - 319 pages |
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Page 199
... Austen . So impressed was he by her looks that , forgetting his shyness , he begged Mrs. Unwin to invite the ladies to tea , and although , on their arrival , his shyness returned , Lady Austen quickly put him at his ease . She did more ...
... Austen . So impressed was he by her looks that , forgetting his shyness , he begged Mrs. Unwin to invite the ladies to tea , and although , on their arrival , his shyness returned , Lady Austen quickly put him at his ease . She did more ...
Page 202
... Austen , and was loved at last for herself . And there were picnics , such as that in the spinney of Weston Park , of which he wrote ' Lady Austen's lackey and a lad that waits on me in the garden drove a wheelbarrow full of eatables ...
... Austen , and was loved at last for herself . And there were picnics , such as that in the spinney of Weston Park , of which he wrote ' Lady Austen's lackey and a lad that waits on me in the garden drove a wheelbarrow full of eatables ...
Page 218
... Austen was poised on a razor - edge between friendship and love ; but when he realized that the happiness of Mrs. Unwin was also involved , the relation at once became too difficult to sus- tain . To the one he went for inspiration , to ...
... Austen was poised on a razor - edge between friendship and love ; but when he realized that the happiness of Mrs. Unwin was also involved , the relation at once became too difficult to sus- tain . To the one he went for inspiration , to ...
Contents
THE SEEDS OF MISFORTUNE Page | 15 |
THE HARVEST OF PROVIDENCE | 65 |
THE REV JOHN NEWTON | 99 |
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