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... fervent in her devotions , that I have frequently feen her pray herself out of breath . While other young ladies in the houfe are dancing , or play- ing at queftions and commands , the reads aloud in her clofet . She fays , all love is ...
... fervent in her devotions , that I have frequently feen her pray herself out of breath . While other young ladies in the houfe are dancing , or play- ing at queftions and commands , the reads aloud in her clofet . She fays , all love is ...
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