Geraldine Fauconberg, Volume 2G. Wilkie and J. Robinson, 1808 - English fiction |
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... gave him a slight invitation to return at Christmas , when he means to have a large party in the house . Nothing seems determined , how- ever ; and I own , that his going away at this moment appears to me a very , very serious eyil ...
... gave him a slight invitation to return at Christmas , when he means to have a large party in the house . Nothing seems determined , how- ever ; and I own , that his going away at this moment appears to me a very , very serious eyil ...
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... gave her own without pedantry or ostentation ; and , to do her justice , was , at the head of her own table , every thing you could wish a well - bred and well - informed woman to be . The interval between dinner and tea , was not ...
... gave her own without pedantry or ostentation ; and , to do her justice , was , at the head of her own table , every thing you could wish a well - bred and well - informed woman to be . The interval between dinner and tea , was not ...
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... re sumed her occupation ; but the minute after , again , as if involuntarily , discontinued it , and gave herself up to the pleasure of undi vided attention . We were joined by the gentlemen before Geraldine was permitted 19.
... re sumed her occupation ; but the minute after , again , as if involuntarily , discontinued it , and gave herself up to the pleasure of undi vided attention . We were joined by the gentlemen before Geraldine was permitted 19.
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... gave way to no peevishness ; but evinced a command of temper , and a gentle- ness , very highly to her credit . During tea , Mrs. Neville gave Sir Henry a direct and unceremonious lecture upon his conduct , which he bore without any ...
... gave way to no peevishness ; but evinced a command of temper , and a gentle- ness , very highly to her credit . During tea , Mrs. Neville gave Sir Henry a direct and unceremonious lecture upon his conduct , which he bore without any ...
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... gave such fluency to my pen , that I not only wrote without effort , but even with pleasure . I loved to communicate to you my alternate hopes and fears ; and to trace the progress of their gradually - increasing regard . All that , for ...
... gave such fluency to my pen , that I not only wrote without effort , but even with pleasure . I loved to communicate to you my alternate hopes and fears ; and to trace the progress of their gradually - increasing regard . All that , for ...
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