The fatalists; or, Records of 1814 and 1815, Volumes 1-3A.K. Newman, 1821 |
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Page 89
... painful thoughts which pressed on her recollection , and urged her to a sponta- neous confidence , as she thus continued- " The helpless situation of this orphan child created a powerful interest in the benign heart of my dear lady ...
... painful thoughts which pressed on her recollection , and urged her to a sponta- neous confidence , as she thus continued- " The helpless situation of this orphan child created a powerful interest in the benign heart of my dear lady ...
Page 98
... . You have yourself , Fanny , been cager to shun this inquiry . " " It is a subject , my subject , my dear child , " re- turned Fanny , " on which I never could enter enter but with painful emotion - on which I cannot 98 THE FATALISTS .
... . You have yourself , Fanny , been cager to shun this inquiry . " " It is a subject , my subject , my dear child , " re- turned Fanny , " on which I never could enter enter but with painful emotion - on which I cannot 98 THE FATALISTS .
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Mrs. Kelly. enter but with painful emotion - on which I cannot even reflect but with unceasing sorrow . To lose my dear lady after a lingering and painful illness , would have been in itself a subject of much grievous affliction ; but to ...
Mrs. Kelly. enter but with painful emotion - on which I cannot even reflect but with unceasing sorrow . To lose my dear lady after a lingering and painful illness , would have been in itself a subject of much grievous affliction ; but to ...
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... accom- panied with an uneasy sensation . Sup- posing it , however , only the effect of the painful anxiety she felt about Charles , and F 4 the the consequence of fatigue , she retired almost immediately on THE FATALISTS . 103.
... accom- panied with an uneasy sensation . Sup- posing it , however , only the effect of the painful anxiety she felt about Charles , and F 4 the the consequence of fatigue , she retired almost immediately on THE FATALISTS . 103.
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... painful recollections , my dear Fanny ; why not communicate your thoughts freely ? " " I am grieved at the disgrace into which poor Charles is fallen with sir Richard , " replied the affectionate O'Grady , as she returned Geraldine's ...
... painful recollections , my dear Fanny ; why not communicate your thoughts freely ? " " I am grieved at the disgrace into which poor Charles is fallen with sir Richard , " replied the affectionate O'Grady , as she returned Geraldine's ...
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