Vandeleur; or, Animal magnetism [by M. Pisani].1836 |
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... of date . I thought for a moment of the manners and customs of artificial life ; but they have been painted , described , caricatured , lampooned , and dished up in so many different forms for the public vi PREFACE .
... of date . I thought for a moment of the manners and customs of artificial life ; but they have been painted , described , caricatured , lampooned , and dished up in so many different forms for the public vi PREFACE .
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... a mortal might feel in the presence of a being of a higher sphere , than the angry humiliation of one ́erring crea- ture before another . His whole manner be- trayed a mixture of sorrow and adoration . I was VANDELEUR . 11.
... a mortal might feel in the presence of a being of a higher sphere , than the angry humiliation of one ́erring crea- ture before another . His whole manner be- trayed a mixture of sorrow and adoration . I was VANDELEUR . 11.
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... manners polished as their minds , because emanating from and regulated by them ; suavity , which accommodates itself to all , because con- scious that few can accommodate themselves to it ; -in short , that moral dignity which , when ...
... manners polished as their minds , because emanating from and regulated by them ; suavity , which accommodates itself to all , because con- scious that few can accommodate themselves to it ; -in short , that moral dignity which , when ...
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... manner best suited to one in Miss Wilson's situation ; and so well did it carry her through her present routine of life , that it began to be observed , that a gouty old fox - hunter , whom Mr. Evelyn occasionally invited to his house ...
... manner best suited to one in Miss Wilson's situation ; and so well did it carry her through her present routine of life , that it began to be observed , that a gouty old fox - hunter , whom Mr. Evelyn occasionally invited to his house ...
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... manners and deport- ment altogether . Well , Herbert - you make no exclamation of surprise ? no reply ? " " I am waiting to understand you to get even a glimpse at what your meaning can be . " " Well , then , I do assure you I have ...
... manners and deport- ment altogether . Well , Herbert - you make no exclamation of surprise ? no reply ? " " I am waiting to understand you to get even a glimpse at what your meaning can be . " " Well , then , I do assure you I have ...
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