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Sarah Green. cousin , lady Laura Carleton ! The dear creature has arrived from Paris but a few days ago ; oh ! I am sure she has sent me an account of all the most pre- vailing modes in that enchanting capital . Now for it . There , lock ...
Sarah Green. cousin , lady Laura Carleton ! The dear creature has arrived from Paris but a few days ago ; oh ! I am sure she has sent me an account of all the most pre- vailing modes in that enchanting capital . Now for it . There , lock ...
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... con- signing it to her reticule , she next im- patiently desired to know if the last dress she had ordered from madame Le Roy at Paris had arrived ? B 4 " Ah ! " " Ah ! " thought Harrison , " with all PARENTS AND WIVES . 7.
... con- signing it to her reticule , she next im- patiently desired to know if the last dress she had ordered from madame Le Roy at Paris had arrived ? B 4 " Ah ! " " Ah ! " thought Harrison , " with all PARENTS AND WIVES . 7.
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... arrived , that your lady . ship tried on last night , and looked so beautiful in ; and then there is the Spa- nish mantle , and that divine French hat almost covered with real marabouts , and the " " Ob , hold your tongue ...
... arrived , that your lady . ship tried on last night , and looked so beautiful in ; and then there is the Spa- nish mantle , and that divine French hat almost covered with real marabouts , and the " " Ob , hold your tongue ...
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... arrived from the north , “ man and horse in a foam , " informing his lord- ship that he had met the fugitives on the northern road , one bit surprise him , nor alter the phlegmatic appearance of his usually expressive countenance . 66 ...
... arrived from the north , “ man and horse in a foam , " informing his lord- ship that he had met the fugitives on the northern road , one bit surprise him , nor alter the phlegmatic appearance of his usually expressive countenance . 66 ...
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... arrived only a few days from Paris , and was remaining for a short time at Brighton : he hired post horses immediately , and almost flew to her , and telling her as much as he dared , he entreated her to write to his wife , while he ...
... arrived only a few days from Paris , and was remaining for a short time at Brighton : he hired post horses immediately , and almost flew to her , and telling her as much as he dared , he entreated her to write to his wife , while he ...
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Parents and Wives: Or, Inconsistency and Mistakes: a Novel;, Volume 1 Green No preview available - 2017 |
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