Geraldine Fauconberg, Volume 2G. Wilkie and J. Robinson, 1808 - English fiction |
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... Emma , " an- swered he ; " she was out of spirits , and com- fortless ; and they told me she wanted bracing and sea - air . The fact is , she pined for , what we all love , liberty and exercise . Lady Tresilian has an idea of making the ...
... Emma , " an- swered he ; " she was out of spirits , and com- fortless ; and they told me she wanted bracing and sea - air . The fact is , she pined for , what we all love , liberty and exercise . Lady Tresilian has an idea of making the ...
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... Emma , up hill and down hill , from morning till night ; took her out upon the water ; set her on horseback ; threw her thimble and thread out of the win- dow ; and have brought her here with the fine damask glow you now see upon her ...
... Emma , up hill and down hill , from morning till night ; took her out upon the water ; set her on horseback ; threw her thimble and thread out of the win- dow ; and have brought her here with the fine damask glow you now see upon her ...
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... Emma Cecil , her young protegée , was summoned to follow the example : and aunt and niece be gan working as if contending for a prize ! Meanwhile , we were all , except Mrs. Neville , in the most laughable distress ; for not a creature ...
... Emma Cecil , her young protegée , was summoned to follow the example : and aunt and niece be gan working as if contending for a prize ! Meanwhile , we were all , except Mrs. Neville , in the most laughable distress ; for not a creature ...
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... Emma Cecil appeared listening to what was going forward . She dared not , I believe , leave her work to go nearer to the instrument ; but , often holding the needle suspended in her hand , and looking as if anxious to banish all sense ...
... Emma Cecil appeared listening to what was going forward . She dared not , I believe , leave her work to go nearer to the instrument ; but , often holding the needle suspended in her hand , and looking as if anxious to banish all sense ...
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... Emma's behaviour . At the same time that she did all in her power to discourage her uncle's tur- bulence , she gave way to no peevishness ; but evinced a command of temper , and a gentle- ness , very highly to her credit . During tea ...
... Emma's behaviour . At the same time that she did all in her power to discourage her uncle's tur- bulence , she gave way to no peevishness ; but evinced a command of temper , and a gentle- ness , very highly to her credit . During tea ...
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