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Page 76
... desire to avenge myself upon her , furnished me with an equally powerful incentive to seek distinction . Lady Jane was the only person , who looked forward , with no satis- faction , to exchanging the country for town . " I acknowledge ...
... desire to avenge myself upon her , furnished me with an equally powerful incentive to seek distinction . Lady Jane was the only person , who looked forward , with no satis- faction , to exchanging the country for town . " I acknowledge ...
Page 89
... desire of revenge . They were , however , sorely puzzled how to act . As the devil would have it , they were old reformers , and feeling it necessary to keep together some tattered shreds of consistency to hide their nakedness , they ...
... desire of revenge . They were , however , sorely puzzled how to act . As the devil would have it , they were old reformers , and feeling it necessary to keep together some tattered shreds of consistency to hide their nakedness , they ...
Page 120
... desire to preserve amiability and worth , from deception and misery . “ Well , ” cried Lady Eleanor , eagerly , when I had scarcely yet finished the perusal , during which she had studied my countenance with intense anxiety ; " what do ...
... desire to preserve amiability and worth , from deception and misery . “ Well , ” cried Lady Eleanor , eagerly , when I had scarcely yet finished the perusal , during which she had studied my countenance with intense anxiety ; " what do ...
Page 125
... which caused me to blush at my past life , and to feel a sincere desire of amendment . At the same time I knew myself too well to hope that I could ac- VOL . II . 12 complish this without assistance ; I felt that my ameliora- 125.
... which caused me to blush at my past life , and to feel a sincere desire of amendment . At the same time I knew myself too well to hope that I could ac- VOL . II . 12 complish this without assistance ; I felt that my ameliora- 125.
Page 134
... treated him slightingly ; and I wished for an opportu- nity of offering him my friendship . This the reader will probably say I might do without drawing much upon my magnanimity . CHAPTER XXXVII . By the desire of Alice , which 134.
... treated him slightingly ; and I wished for an opportu- nity of offering him my friendship . This the reader will probably say I might do without drawing much upon my magnanimity . CHAPTER XXXVII . By the desire of Alice , which 134.
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Alice Paulet: A Sequel to Sydenham, Or, Memoirs of a Man of the World;, Volume 1 W. Massie No preview available - 2017 |
Alice Paulet: A Sequel to Sydenham, Or, Memoirs of a Man of the World;, Volume 1 W. Massie No preview available - 2017 |
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