Dilemmas of Pride, Volume 1Bull and Churton, Holles street., 1833 |
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... felt a painful conciousness , that , of the adventitious rank which the mere prejudices of society bestow , herself and daughters would now lose many steps ; and that the latter must , whenever she should die , if they were not married ...
... felt a painful conciousness , that , of the adventitious rank which the mere prejudices of society bestow , herself and daughters would now lose many steps ; and that the latter must , whenever she should die , if they were not married ...
Page 67
... felt , you knew not why , that it did not arise altogether from timidity . Her beauty , however , was perfectly exquisite ; there was a rich luxuriance , a beaming lustre about her whole appearance , which seemed to gain by contrast ...
... felt , you knew not why , that it did not arise altogether from timidity . Her beauty , however , was perfectly exquisite ; there was a rich luxuriance , a beaming lustre about her whole appearance , which seemed to gain by contrast ...
Page 78
... felt disinclined to dance any more , and rather disposed to in- dulge in reveries , while pursuing with his eyes the form of his new acquaintance through the moving crowd . Instead , however , of reclining indolently 78 DILEMMAS OF PRIDE .
... felt disinclined to dance any more , and rather disposed to in- dulge in reveries , while pursuing with his eyes the form of his new acquaintance through the moving crowd . Instead , however , of reclining indolently 78 DILEMMAS OF PRIDE .
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... felt it his duty to propose , had in that short period under- gone such an extraordinary change , that when he approached what ought to have been the sole object of his affections , he beheld as it were two Lady Flamboroughs , sitting ...
... felt it his duty to propose , had in that short period under- gone such an extraordinary change , that when he approached what ought to have been the sole object of his affections , he beheld as it were two Lady Flamboroughs , sitting ...
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... felt at nights for the consequences of the lassitude and want of appetite of which they were in fact the cause ; she had got frightened about herself , and had called in doctor after doctor , and taken ever so much medicine in vain ...
... felt at nights for the consequences of the lassitude and want of appetite of which they were in fact the cause ; she had got frightened about herself , and had called in doctor after doctor , and taken ever so much medicine in vain ...
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