The fatalists; or, Records of 1814 and 1815, Volumes 1-3A.K. Newman, 1821 |
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... idea of defence from the Spanish nuns , be- hind a thick veil , equally impenetrable to the scorching rays of the sun or the keen blasts of the wind - to sabre - wound or musket - shot of enemy . " This last sentence was uttered in a ...
... idea of defence from the Spanish nuns , be- hind a thick veil , equally impenetrable to the scorching rays of the sun or the keen blasts of the wind - to sabre - wound or musket - shot of enemy . " This last sentence was uttered in a ...
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... ideas , and an ac- tive and ardent spirit , the little girl soon attracted the attention of the young lady's governess , a woman of talent and informa- tion , who , thinking it a pity a mind so susceptible of improvement should lie dor ...
... ideas , and an ac- tive and ardent spirit , the little girl soon attracted the attention of the young lady's governess , a woman of talent and informa- tion , who , thinking it a pity a mind so susceptible of improvement should lie dor ...
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... ideas , and fire to the spirit . Fanny possessed from nature , in a high degree , this intuitive genius , which had been considerably improved by an educa- tion superior to her station , yet so as not to correct the defects peculiar to ...
... ideas , and fire to the spirit . Fanny possessed from nature , in a high degree , this intuitive genius , which had been considerably improved by an educa- tion superior to her station , yet so as not to correct the defects peculiar to ...
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... idea of trick or artifice- nothing to confirm her conjecture of its being an illusion by which her senses . might be imposed on . Had a person , with intent to alarm her , gained access to the closet , there was there no hiding - place ...
... idea of trick or artifice- nothing to confirm her conjecture of its being an illusion by which her senses . might be imposed on . Had a person , with intent to alarm her , gained access to the closet , there was there no hiding - place ...
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... idea of trick or fraud played on her , and to trace the origin of this extraordinary oc- currence to a higher and more awful cause . As the suspicion of all artifice faded from her mind , the idea of its being a di- vine warning ...
... idea of trick or fraud played on her , and to trace the origin of this extraordinary oc- currence to a higher and more awful cause . As the suspicion of all artifice faded from her mind , the idea of its being a di- vine warning ...
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