Human Life, with variations; or, the Chapter of Accidents, etcLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; and Lake, Uxbridge, 1817 - 188 pages |
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Caroline Herbert. suspect it was an old acquaintance ; but when she entered the room , I was shocked by her unkind and severe re- proaches ; I begged and intreated her to hear me ; she was inexorable ; and said if I remained longer in ...
Caroline Herbert. suspect it was an old acquaintance ; but when she entered the room , I was shocked by her unkind and severe re- proaches ; I begged and intreated her to hear me ; she was inexorable ; and said if I remained longer in ...
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... situation I gained a victory over my feelings : I stated that the Abbe who generally attended was indisposed , and had deputed me to officiate for him . I then entered into a long discussion upon religion , HUMAN LIFE . 19.
... situation I gained a victory over my feelings : I stated that the Abbe who generally attended was indisposed , and had deputed me to officiate for him . I then entered into a long discussion upon religion , HUMAN LIFE . 19.
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... entered the convent garden , ( mark my caution ) I took care to leave the gate unfastened , and to sta- tion my attendants outside , who would attend to my signal . When I left her , I accordingly se- creted myself in one corner of the ...
... entered the convent garden , ( mark my caution ) I took care to leave the gate unfastened , and to sta- tion my attendants outside , who would attend to my signal . When I left her , I accordingly se- creted myself in one corner of the ...
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... entered after her , I put up the win- dows of the vehicle in order to prevent her screams being heard , she at last be- came exhausted , and remained in a senseless state till you stopped us . This , Sir , is a true and correct ac ...
... entered after her , I put up the win- dows of the vehicle in order to prevent her screams being heard , she at last be- came exhausted , and remained in a senseless state till you stopped us . This , Sir , is a true and correct ac ...
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... entered the parlour , till a look of kind reproach checked his youthful ardour , and added new fuel to the flame he now laboured to conceal . In a few minutes they were conveyed . to the rooms , the brilliancy of which struck our ...
... entered the parlour , till a look of kind reproach checked his youthful ardour , and added new fuel to the flame he now laboured to conceal . In a few minutes they were conveyed . to the rooms , the brilliancy of which struck our ...
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