The refusal, by the author of the Tale of the times, Volume 11810 |
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... claim some share of adroitness ) I in- duced him to commit himself so far as to say , that " Poor lady Selina had been much talked of , and might be said to have two very opposite charac- ters . " I shall not acquaint the world from ...
... claim some share of adroitness ) I in- duced him to commit himself so far as to say , that " Poor lady Selina had been much talked of , and might be said to have two very opposite charac- ters . " I shall not acquaint the world from ...
Page 105
... was now residing with her natural guardian , to whom her father had transferred his claim of duty . Without absolutely rejecting the plan of her own removal , she spoke of it as problematical , and concluded with saying , F 3 105.
... was now residing with her natural guardian , to whom her father had transferred his claim of duty . Without absolutely rejecting the plan of her own removal , she spoke of it as problematical , and concluded with saying , F 3 105.
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... claims of others . Yet still he was great and glorious . Curiosity is a potent motive ; and ad- mitting that the phoenix was a phe- nomenon , there was a vast pleasure in looking at what all the world was talk- ing of . She only wished ...
... claims of others . Yet still he was great and glorious . Curiosity is a potent motive ; and ad- mitting that the phoenix was a phe- nomenon , there was a vast pleasure in looking at what all the world was talk- ing of . She only wished ...
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... claim to the compliments of a man like Lord Avondel . He saw me the niece of Sir Walter Mandeville , and every mark of respect he paid me was a delicate tri- bute to friendship . " " Delicate tribute to friendship ! Such a man as Lord ...
... claim to the compliments of a man like Lord Avondel . He saw me the niece of Sir Walter Mandeville , and every mark of respect he paid me was a delicate tri- bute to friendship . " " Delicate tribute to friendship ! Such a man as Lord ...
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... claims . May I have the happiness , Miss Mandeville , of at- tending you on your morning excur- sion . " Emily , recollecting her uncle's inter- diction against trotting a hero round the plantations , or parading him among the ...
... claims . May I have the happiness , Miss Mandeville , of at- tending you on your morning excur- sion . " Emily , recollecting her uncle's inter- diction against trotting a hero round the plantations , or parading him among the ...
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Page 222 - I have of late— but wherefore I know not— lost all my mirth, forgone all custom of exercises; and indeed it goes so heavily with my disposition that this goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a sterile promontory; this most excellent canopy, the air, look you, this brave o'erhanging firmament, this majestical roof fretted with golden fire, why, it appears no other thing to me than a foul and pestilent congregation of vapours.
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Page 239 - Alas ! from the day that we met, What hope of an end to my woes ? When I cannot endure to forget The glance that undid my repose. Yet time may diminish the pain : The flower, and the shrub, and the tree, Which I rear'd for her pleasure in vain, In time may have comfort for me.