The Bachelor's Wife: A Selection of Curious and Interesting Extracts, with Cursory Observations |
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Page 28
... writing this work not to judge the actions of the man who will be judged by posterity , I have also pledged myself to reveal every thing which may enlighten opinion concerning him . It is just , there- fore , that I should repeat the ...
... writing this work not to judge the actions of the man who will be judged by posterity , I have also pledged myself to reveal every thing which may enlighten opinion concerning him . It is just , there- fore , that I should repeat the ...
Page 35
... in learning to read and write the Romaic with a young man who officiated as tutor , the mode of instruction not differing much from that common else- where . " The dinner hour of the family was usually between MANNERS . 35.
... in learning to read and write the Romaic with a young man who officiated as tutor , the mode of instruction not differing much from that common else- where . " The dinner hour of the family was usually between MANNERS . 35.
Page 75
... writing down on a slip of parchment , as long as a proctor's bill , all the sins which the congregation were actually com- mitting . Now St Martin's congregation were any thing but serious ; they buzzed and giggled , and the men looked ...
... writing down on a slip of parchment , as long as a proctor's bill , all the sins which the congregation were actually com- mitting . Now St Martin's congregation were any thing but serious ; they buzzed and giggled , and the men looked ...
Page 84
... writing , what is lost by the limitation of the subject is abundantly com- pensated by the additional interest excited in those whom it concerns ; for , in proportion as we recede from ab- straction and approach to individuality , we ...
... writing , what is lost by the limitation of the subject is abundantly com- pensated by the additional interest excited in those whom it concerns ; for , in proportion as we recede from ab- straction and approach to individuality , we ...
Page 101
... writes so well should be so little known . " The Bachelor did not reply to this question , but , giving a sigh , said , " Let me hear you read these which have given you so much pleasure . " Egeria , without affecting to notice the ...
... writes so well should be so little known . " The Bachelor did not reply to this question , but , giving a sigh , said , " Let me hear you read these which have given you so much pleasure . " Egeria , without affecting to notice the ...
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