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Page 140
... despair . To be friendless is indeed to be unfortunate ; but the hearts of men , when unprejudiced by any obvious self - interest , are full of brotherly love and charity . Rely , therefore , on your hopes ; and if these friends are ...
... despair . To be friendless is indeed to be unfortunate ; but the hearts of men , when unprejudiced by any obvious self - interest , are full of brotherly love and charity . Rely , therefore , on your hopes ; and if these friends are ...
Page 143
... despair had not yet taken possession of me ; my feelings . were those of rage and revenge . I could with pleasure have destroyed the cottage and its inhabitants , and have glutted myself with their shrieks and misery . " When night came ...
... despair had not yet taken possession of me ; my feelings . were those of rage and revenge . I could with pleasure have destroyed the cottage and its inhabitants , and have glutted myself with their shrieks and misery . " When night came ...
Page 231
... despair , and yet be tortured by hope . Oh ! my beloved sister , the sickening failing of your heart- felt expectations is , in prospect , more terrible to me than my own death . But you have a husband and lovely children ; you may be ...
... despair , and yet be tortured by hope . Oh ! my beloved sister , the sickening failing of your heart- felt expectations is , in prospect , more terrible to me than my own death . But you have a husband and lovely children ; you may be ...
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