Tales of the FiresideHilliard, Gray, Little and Wilkins, 1827 - 225 páginas |
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... children to inherit it . Constance , his daughter , was now in her sixteenth year , and as lovely and amiable as the fondest parent could wish her to be . Charles was nearly twenty , and possessed a face and figure that might be taken ...
... children to inherit it . Constance , his daughter , was now in her sixteenth year , and as lovely and amiable as the fondest parent could wish her to be . Charles was nearly twenty , and possessed a face and figure that might be taken ...
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... children , and be very happy ; all of which Betty was not much displeased to hear , if her mistress could but be of the party . ' I wish , ' said she one evening to Yorick , that Lady Rivers would let old Marion tell her fortune ...
... children , and be very happy ; all of which Betty was not much displeased to hear , if her mistress could but be of the party . ' I wish , ' said she one evening to Yorick , that Lady Rivers would let old Marion tell her fortune ...
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... child my mother ever bore , she dying in giv- ing me birth . Her death afflicted my father for some time , when he ... children of her own , she became extravagantly fond of me , and paid great attention to my education , and , as my ...
... child my mother ever bore , she dying in giv- ing me birth . Her death afflicted my father for some time , when he ... children of her own , she became extravagantly fond of me , and paid great attention to my education , and , as my ...
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... child was a year old , the care of the little Alicia devolved almost entirely on the doating father . She was his earthly idol . But Dr Seabrooke was a man of sense and did not spoil her . He took infinite pains to educate her , and ...
... child was a year old , the care of the little Alicia devolved almost entirely on the doating father . She was his earthly idol . But Dr Seabrooke was a man of sense and did not spoil her . He took infinite pains to educate her , and ...
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... child safe in the protection of some worthy man , who might know now to appreciate her worth . Hitherto she had ap- peared perfectly indifferent to all , though the town of Enniskillen contained two regiments , among the offi- cers of ...
... child safe in the protection of some worthy man , who might know now to appreciate her worth . Hitherto she had ap- peared perfectly indifferent to all , though the town of Enniskillen contained two regiments , among the offi- cers of ...
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Adolphus Agnes Woodford Alicia amiable apartment appeared Aspasia Banquo battle of Monmouth beautiful Belmont beloved Betty blush Cavan Charles child Clara Maria coach copies countenance Curate of St daugh daughter dear door Dr Middleton Dr Seabrooke dress Edgars Edmund Edward elegant Enniskillen eyes face fair father feeling felt Fitzclare fortune Giraldi girl Glentorf grace hand handsome happy Hartley heard heart Henry Luttrell husband informed instant Joseph Seaton Kittatinny Mountains Lacy Lady Emily Lady Rivers Laurentina leave letter look Lord Carhampton Lord Oakley Lough Ern lovely lover Luttrell Madalene Madame De Nemours marriage married Mary Woodford Montgomery Mordaunt mother Odiham pale pasia person possessed Quaker received Rector replied requested Rose Bradshaw Rossmore scene sent sighed sight Signior smile soon sorrows St Mark's St Owens tears thee thou thought tion told wife window wish Yorick young
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