De Vere: Or, The Man of Independence, Volume 2H. Colburn, 1827 |
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Or, The Man of Independence Robert Plumer Ward. gentleman , " Thomas Mowbray Duke of Nor- folk . " " I have so ... lord of such a castle , the dark passages of public offices should not daily see me picking my steps to the major ...
Or, The Man of Independence Robert Plumer Ward. gentleman , " Thomas Mowbray Duke of Nor- folk . " " I have so ... lord of such a castle , the dark passages of public offices should not daily see me picking my steps to the major ...
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... Lord Mowbray's assurances about his nephew ; but this did not excuse him in his own mind . He took a turn across the room to recover his surprise , and only after a long pause was able to exclaim , " I find I have been egregiously ...
... Lord Mowbray's assurances about his nephew ; but this did not excuse him in his own mind . He took a turn across the room to recover his surprise , and only after a long pause was able to exclaim , " I find I have been egregiously ...
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... Lord Mowbray himself , or any of you , can divine . " Here he walked the room in increasing agita- tion , till he added ; " To be well with your uncle and all that belong to him , yourself amongst them , has become most essential to me ...
... Lord Mowbray himself , or any of you , can divine . " Here he walked the room in increasing agita- tion , till he added ; " To be well with your uncle and all that belong to him , yourself amongst them , has become most essential to me ...
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... Lord Mowbray , ) would at any rate materially in- terfere with the prosecution of my views ; for as you see , I am here to - day and may be gone to - morrow . However , I allow , " ( and here all his sarcastic tone returned to him ...
... Lord Mowbray , ) would at any rate materially in- terfere with the prosecution of my views ; for as you see , I am here to - day and may be gone to - morrow . However , I allow , " ( and here all his sarcastic tone returned to him ...
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... Lord Cleveland was blessed with Constance all to himself . And a blessing he would have thought it , had she not ... Lord Mowbray , to make himself agreeable to her . Once indeed he seemed en- tirely to succeed ; but whether this was a ...
... Lord Cleveland was blessed with Constance all to himself . And a blessing he would have thought it , had she not ... Lord Mowbray , to make himself agreeable to her . Once indeed he seemed en- tirely to succeed ; but whether this was a ...
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