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... sweet- ness was animated , and rendered pe- culiarly expressive by energy of feel- ing : neither was there time to remark sufficiently D 4 sufficiently the grace of that address , which the embarrassment PARENTS AND WIVES . 55.
... sweet- ness was animated , and rendered pe- culiarly expressive by energy of feel- ing : neither was there time to remark sufficiently D 4 sufficiently the grace of that address , which the embarrassment PARENTS AND WIVES . 55.
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... sweet Clarissa , her hat still in her hand , followed her ladyship the way she led . There is a magic influence always accompanying the bloom of nineteen , when a female has only a tolerable share of personal attractions ; and man imme ...
... sweet Clarissa , her hat still in her hand , followed her ladyship the way she led . There is a magic influence always accompanying the bloom of nineteen , when a female has only a tolerable share of personal attractions ; and man imme ...
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... in pious acknowledg- ments to the Giver of all good , and slept the sweet slumber of innocence and health in her new habitation . СНАР- CHAPTER V. First Impressions . WHEN Clarissa awoke the next 76 PARENTS AND WIVES .
... in pious acknowledg- ments to the Giver of all good , and slept the sweet slumber of innocence and health in her new habitation . СНАР- CHAPTER V. First Impressions . WHEN Clarissa awoke the next 76 PARENTS AND WIVES .
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... sweet smile of welcome that embellishes the most beautiful face I ever beheld , and the feeling and intel- ligence that beam from her fine eyes , E 6 render render her altogether the most fascina- ting of human beings PARENTS AND WIVES .
... sweet smile of welcome that embellishes the most beautiful face I ever beheld , and the feeling and intel- ligence that beam from her fine eyes , E 6 render render her altogether the most fascina- ting of human beings PARENTS AND WIVES .
Page 84
... peared an amiable strife , if I may so call it , which of the two should shew me most kindness and attention . Would I could say , my sweet Julia , that- As equal equal were our souls , so equal were our fates 84 PARENTS AND WIVES .
... peared an amiable strife , if I may so call it , which of the two should shew me most kindness and attention . Would I could say , my sweet Julia , that- As equal equal were our souls , so equal were our fates 84 PARENTS AND WIVES .
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Parents and Wives: Or, Inconsistency and Mistakes: a Novel;, Volume 1 Green No preview available - 2017 |
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