Marriage: A Novel ...W. Blackwood and J. Murray, 1818 |
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... mean . is proud , both from nature and principle ; for she thinks it is the duty of every wo- man of family to be proud , and that humi- lity is only a virtue in the canaille . Proper pride she calls it , though I rather think it ought ...
... mean . is proud , both from nature and principle ; for she thinks it is the duty of every wo- man of family to be proud , and that humi- lity is only a virtue in the canaille . Proper pride she calls it , though I rather think it ought ...
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... means a knowledge of the most courtly eti- quette the manners and habits of the great , and the newest fashions in dress . Ignoramuses might suppose she entered deeply into things , and was thoroughly ac- quainted with human nature - no ...
... means a knowledge of the most courtly eti- quette the manners and habits of the great , and the newest fashions in dress . Ignoramuses might suppose she entered deeply into things , and was thoroughly ac- quainted with human nature - no ...
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... means deserving of the contempt her cousin had expressed for him . " Well ! " cried Lady Emily , after they were gone , " the plot begins to thicken- lovers begin to pour in , but all for Mary-- how mortifying to you and me , Adelaide ...
... means deserving of the contempt her cousin had expressed for him . " Well ! " cried Lady Emily , after they were gone , " the plot begins to thicken- lovers begin to pour in , but all for Mary-- how mortifying to you and me , Adelaide ...
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... meaning admiration of any one , or so mean- ly aspiring as to marry a man I could not love , mérely because he is a Duke : She was incapable of such a thing herself , she cannot then suspect me . " " It seems as impossible to make you ...
... meaning admiration of any one , or so mean- ly aspiring as to marry a man I could not love , mérely because he is a Duke : She was incapable of such a thing herself , she cannot then suspect me . " " It seems as impossible to make you ...
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... means we are all of us very often brought into most unpleasant situations . As an instance of it , our worthy minister , Mr. M'Drone , happened to be calling here the very day we received your last letter . After hearing it read , he ...
... means we are all of us very often brought into most unpleasant situations . As an instance of it , our worthy minister , Mr. M'Drone , happened to be calling here the very day we received your last letter . After hearing it read , he ...
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Adelaide Adelaide's admiration affection assure aunt Grizzy Beech Park better Bluemits brooch certainly charms Colonel Lennox colour cousin cried Lady Emily daugh daughter dear Mary declare dinner Doctor doubt Downe Wright dress Duchess of Altamont Duke of Altamont Emily's exclaimed eyes faults feel fortune Glenfern going Grace Griz Grizzy's hand happiness hear heard heart honour hope husband idea Lady Ju Lady Juliana Lady Maclaughlan Lady Matilda Ladyship Lochmarlie look Lord Glenallan Lord Lindore lover marriage married Mary felt Mary's ment mind Miss Douglas Miss Grizzy Miss Jacky mother nature neral ness never Nicky niece occasion passed passion pleasure poor Pullens Redgill Rose Hall seemed sentiments shew shirt-buttons sigh Sir Sampson sister smile soon sort soul spirit stupid sure sweet talk taste tears tell ther there's thing thought tion turned virtue wish wonder young
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Página 55 - ... then left me ; that he had a plentiful estate, and not a heart to think so ; that he had at this time many law-suits depending, and that they both damped his mirth, and took up so much of his time and thoughts, that he himself had not leisure to take the sweet content that I, who pretended no title to them, took in his fields...