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... beauty like crying - that is the reason I never go to a tragedy ; and Venus is well described as the laughter - loving goddess . " " Yes , my lady , I remember you told me who Venus was , and I am sure her face and shape must have been ...
... beauty like crying - that is the reason I never go to a tragedy ; and Venus is well described as the laughter - loving goddess . " " Yes , my lady , I remember you told me who Venus was , and I am sure her face and shape must have been ...
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... beauty - a toy which , however splendid , is very soon found out by its possessor to be of no in- trinsic value in itself . Lord Belmont had promised pardon , and he therefore granted it , though per- haps not with the best grace in the ...
... beauty - a toy which , however splendid , is very soon found out by its possessor to be of no in- trinsic value in itself . Lord Belmont had promised pardon , and he therefore granted it , though per- haps not with the best grace in the ...
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... beauty , which was su- perior to that of her cousin , lady Laura , but in the eyes of many not so soft and pleasing vo vin v daigned a bus 1 16 Colonel Ardenbrooke , for very soon after his marriage he obtained rapid pro- motion , was ...
... beauty , which was su- perior to that of her cousin , lady Laura , but in the eyes of many not so soft and pleasing vo vin v daigned a bus 1 16 Colonel Ardenbrooke , for very soon after his marriage he obtained rapid pro- motion , was ...
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... to deny to such irresistible beauty ; for the colonel was then , and indeed always remained , a very uxorious being ; therefore , though lady lady Emily's bosom was bursting with rage and mortified vanity PARENTS AND WIVES . 39.
... to deny to such irresistible beauty ; for the colonel was then , and indeed always remained , a very uxorious being ; therefore , though lady lady Emily's bosom was bursting with rage and mortified vanity PARENTS AND WIVES . 39.
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... beauty , though her face bore on it evident marks of settled grief . Lady Emily retreated ; she felt that she could not bear to insult such a fe- male ; but she experienced some inward agitation when she heard the colonel say " Fear ...
... beauty , though her face bore on it evident marks of settled grief . Lady Emily retreated ; she felt that she could not bear to insult such a fe- male ; but she experienced some inward agitation when she heard the colonel say " Fear ...
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Parents and Wives: Or, Inconsistency and Mistakes: a Novel;, Volume 1 Green No preview available - 2017 |
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Page 38 - Vice is a monster of so frightful mien, As, to be hated, needs but to be seen; Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace.
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Page 247 - ... of her journey to honour them with her presence. The woman replied that she absolutely refused to leave her room, or even to speak more than was necessary. " Then," said Ramiro, " as it is important that I should have a few words with her, be so good as to tell the young lady, with my homage, that I will do myself the honour of waiting on her in the course of the forenoon.
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