The PolyanthosJ. T. Buckingham, 1812 |
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... father , had cultivated it by a finished education . He was accordingly master of all those points and accomplishments which are considered as constituting the perfect gentleman . What was wanting to the happiness of the Count thus gift ...
... father , had cultivated it by a finished education . He was accordingly master of all those points and accomplishments which are considered as constituting the perfect gentleman . What was wanting to the happiness of the Count thus gift ...
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... in the disguise of a clerk , to obtain not only ad- mittance , but a residence in her father's house . He had employed these opportunities with the • ardour and ingenuity of a young lover ; in fine THE POLYANTHOS . 19.
... in the disguise of a clerk , to obtain not only ad- mittance , but a residence in her father's house . He had employed these opportunities with the • ardour and ingenuity of a young lover ; in fine THE POLYANTHOS . 19.
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... father's temper " My dearest Leander , " she was ac- customed to say , " we shall soon have another to share with us in our poverty and wealth . Let us not injure the dear little stranger by our imprudent eagerness ; let us wait with pa ...
... father's temper " My dearest Leander , " she was ac- customed to say , " we shall soon have another to share with us in our poverty and wealth . Let us not injure the dear little stranger by our imprudent eagerness ; let us wait with pa ...
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... father's house at pleasure , and soon found themselves undiscovered in the fields , where they enjoyed their own conversation and innocent caresses at pleasure . The reader now understands the secret of the kiss which had so much ...
... father's house at pleasure , and soon found themselves undiscovered in the fields , where they enjoyed their own conversation and innocent caresses at pleasure . The reader now understands the secret of the kiss which had so much ...
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... father . " " What is all this to me , Sir ? " said the Countess . " And how came you here ? " " I came , madam , from that open panel ; and you have more to say to this than you at present imagine . I have no business here , madam , but ...
... father . " " What is all this to me , Sir ? " said the Countess . " And how came you here ? " " I came , madam , from that open panel ; and you have more to say to this than you at present imagine . I have no business here , madam , but ...
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