The Emigrants: 1793This epistolary novel about British expatriates in Pittsburgh & Kentucky expresses the radical ideas on love, marriage, & divorce associated with the feminist movement. The introduction presents evidence in support of Mary Wollstonecraft's authorship. |
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... disposition to please . All this time it appeared to me not a little ftrange , that Caroline fhould be alone , and walking . -When we had arrived at a fteep part of the mountain , I begged that he would accept of my arm , as it would ...
... disposition to please . All this time it appeared to me not a little ftrange , that Caroline fhould be alone , and walking . -When we had arrived at a fteep part of the mountain , I begged that he would accept of my arm , as it would ...
Page 155
... disposition and habits . It was under fuch circumftances that he was ob liged to fly over to the continent ; -and to fuch a state was he reduced , that he sent an ill - looking Jew - like attorney to me in the King's - bench pri- fon ...
... disposition and habits . It was under fuch circumftances that he was ob liged to fly over to the continent ; -and to fuch a state was he reduced , that he sent an ill - looking Jew - like attorney to me in the King's - bench pri- fon ...
Page 189
... a change of fortune must have compelled her to make , and which fituation is the more cruel , as not one of the family have a disposition congenial to hers . LET . LETTEK XXXVIII . General W , to Mr. Ii - THE EMIGRANT S. 189.
... a change of fortune must have compelled her to make , and which fituation is the more cruel , as not one of the family have a disposition congenial to hers . LET . LETTEK XXXVIII . General W , to Mr. Ii - THE EMIGRANT S. 189.
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affectionate affure againſt amiable anſwer appeared Arl-ton aſked beauty begged bofom cafe Capt caufe cauſe charms circumftance conduct confequence confideration confidered converfation dear friend defire delicacy difpofition Eliza exiſtence fafe faid fame fecure feel feemed felicity fenfe fenfible fentiments fervant fettled fhall fhould fince fincerely firſt fituation focial fociety fome fomething foon forrow fortune foul fpirits friendſhip ftate ftill fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fupport fure fyftem Gilbert Imlay greateſt happineſs heart himſelf honour human Il-ray Imlay impoffible inftant intereſting Lady laft LETTER lively Lord Louiſville luftre manner Mary Wollstonecraft mifery Mifs Caroline mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary nefs obferved obliged paffed paffions perfon Pittſburg pleaſure poffible prefent promife purpoſe reafon received recollect reflect ſeems ſhall ſhe ſtate ſuch tender theſe thing thofe thoſe thought tion underſtanding uſeful vifit virtue whofe wiſh woman