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... girl , I intended to call after her aunt Grissel ; but my wife , who during her pregnancy had been reading romances , insisted upon her being called Olivia . In less than another year we had another daughter , and now I was determined ...
... girl , I intended to call after her aunt Grissel ; but my wife , who during her pregnancy had been reading romances , insisted upon her being called Olivia . In less than another year we had another daughter , and now I was determined ...
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... girls that had skill enough to make converts of their spouses : " And who knows , my dear , " continued she , " what Olivia may be able to do . The girl has a great deal to say upon every subject , and to my knowledge is very well ...
... girls that had skill enough to make converts of their spouses : " And who knows , my dear , " continued she , " what Olivia may be able to do . The girl has a great deal to say upon every subject , and to my knowledge is very well ...
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... girls , how have you sped ? Tell me , Livy , has the fortune - teller given thee a pennyworth ? ” - " I protest , pappa , " says the girl , " I believe she deals with some body that's not right ; for she positively declared , that I am ...
... girls , how have you sped ? Tell me , Livy , has the fortune - teller given thee a pennyworth ? ” - " I protest , pappa , " says the girl , " I believe she deals with some body that's not right ; for she positively declared , that I am ...
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Fresh mortifications or a demonstration that | 80 |
The Family use art which is opposed with still | 91 |
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