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... certainly , but they had not amounted to any thing faul- ty ; they were as imprudently confided as they were carelessly kept , except when self - interest sealed the lips of the wait- ing - woman , who now reckoned without her host ...
... certainly , but they had not amounted to any thing faul- ty ; they were as imprudently confided as they were carelessly kept , except when self - interest sealed the lips of the wait- ing - woman , who now reckoned without her host ...
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... but herself . . She certainly was the most tasteful , useful , and obsequious of all accommo- dating abigails ; and she so well recom- mended B 2 mended herself by these good qualities , to a female PARENTS AND WIVES . 3.
... but herself . . She certainly was the most tasteful , useful , and obsequious of all accommo- dating abigails ; and she so well recom- mended B 2 mended herself by these good qualities , to a female PARENTS AND WIVES . 3.
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... Certainly her lady was the most fashionable wife in the world ; but she did not think be . fore that she was so blindly complying , as she well knew , with every other ser vant in the house , that nothing seemed to please her better ...
... Certainly her lady was the most fashionable wife in the world ; but she did not think be . fore that she was so blindly complying , as she well knew , with every other ser vant in the house , that nothing seemed to please her better ...
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... certainly different . Your dressing - room corre- sponds exactly with that of lady Clemen- tina Fairthorne , the daughter of the du- chess of Egmont . I shall have the plea- sure of introducing you to her grace ; she gives a large party ...
... certainly different . Your dressing - room corre- sponds exactly with that of lady Clemen- tina Fairthorne , the daughter of the du- chess of Egmont . I shall have the plea- sure of introducing you to her grace ; she gives a large party ...
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... certainly was not very well pleased by the long and continual gazings that he lavished on the fair stranger ; but whenever he found her ladyship detecting him , he threw into his looks a scrutinizing frown , redoubled his attentions to ...
... certainly was not very well pleased by the long and continual gazings that he lavished on the fair stranger ; but whenever he found her ladyship detecting him , he threw into his looks a scrutinizing frown , redoubled his attentions to ...
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Parents and Wives: Or, Inconsistency and Mistakes: a Novel;, Volume 1 Green No preview available - 2017 |
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