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... passion , you shall excuse me if I now , and once for all declare , that since Deborah shews herself unfit for the trust reposed in her , and must needs ex- pose me to persecutions of this nature , I will write to my father , that he ...
... passion , you shall excuse me if I now , and once for all declare , that since Deborah shews herself unfit for the trust reposed in her , and must needs ex- pose me to persecutions of this nature , I will write to my father , that he ...
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... passion , Julian , ” answered Alice Bridgenorth ; " that which is unpleasant , our selfish and stubborn will repre- sents as impossible . I have no confidence in the plan you propose - no confidence in your reso- lution , and less than ...
... passion , Julian , ” answered Alice Bridgenorth ; " that which is unpleasant , our selfish and stubborn will repre- sents as impossible . I have no confidence in the plan you propose - no confidence in your reso- lution , and less than ...
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... passions - learn to rule these and leave it to me to deal with this stub- born young man . " Alice arose , and , with her eyes fixed on the ground , retired slowly from the apartment . Ju- lian followed her steps with his eyes till the ...
... passions - learn to rule these and leave it to me to deal with this stub- born young man . " Alice arose , and , with her eyes fixed on the ground , retired slowly from the apartment . Ju- lian followed her steps with his eyes till the ...
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... passion from the contagious influence of the time , he had seen with regret his noble kinsman mingle more in its irregularities than he approved of , and had sometimes played the part of a monitor . Cir- cumstances seemed at present to ...
... passion from the contagious influence of the time , he had seen with regret his noble kinsman mingle more in its irregularities than he approved of , and had sometimes played the part of a monitor . Cir- cumstances seemed at present to ...
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... passionate propensity had been indeed idly encouraged by the young men , and particularly by the Earl , who sometimes amu- sed ... passion , unable to display itself in language , had something even frightful , so singular were the tones ...
... passionate propensity had been indeed idly encouraged by the young men , and particularly by the Earl , who sometimes amu- sed ... passion , unable to display itself in language , had something even frightful , so singular were the tones ...
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Page 227 - Then again for pathos, where will you mend the dying scene of Arcite ? Alas, my heartis queen ! alas, my wife ! Giver at once, and ender of my life. What is this world ? — What axen men to have ? Now with his love — now in his cold grave Alone, withouten other company. But I tire you, sir; and do injustice to the poet whom I remember but by halves.
Page 218 - What made our poet meddle with a plot ? Was't that he fancied, for the very sake And name of plot, his trifling play might take ? For there's not in't one inch-board evidence...