Geraldine Fauconberg, Volume 2G. Wilkie and J. Robinson, 1808 - English fiction |
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... 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 . Geraldine professes to regret it more than we had reason to ...
... 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 . Geraldine professes to regret it more than we had reason to ...
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... not to exceed the bounds of decorum , Lady Tresilian , upon the whole , bore her husband's impertinence very philosophically : I do not mean that she appeared possessed of entire imperturbabi- lity ; but entrenching herself 24.
... not to exceed the bounds of decorum , Lady Tresilian , upon the whole , bore her husband's impertinence very philosophically : I do not mean that she appeared possessed of entire imperturbabi- lity ; but entrenching herself 24.
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... means murmur on perceiving that Geraldine still remains heart whole , if the dread of Lord Litchmere did not incessantly haunt me . We hear that he is to take pos- session of his newly - rented hunting box , Rushley 34.
... means murmur on perceiving that Geraldine still remains heart whole , if the dread of Lord Litchmere did not incessantly haunt me . We hear that he is to take pos- session of his newly - rented hunting box , Rushley 34.
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... means so scandalous a personage as a vulgar , licentious beau of modern times ; that the fictions of mythology , though not always perfectly correct , were certain , at least , of being elegant and ingenious ; and Madame de St. Hermine ...
... means so scandalous a personage as a vulgar , licentious beau of modern times ; that the fictions of mythology , though not always perfectly correct , were certain , at least , of being elegant and ingenious ; and Madame de St. Hermine ...
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... means am- bitious of having the scheme talked over in the county , and are quite determined to make it as little of a public representation as possible . Have I yet satisfied your curiosity , my dear Augusta , as to our actual ...
... means am- bitious of having the scheme talked over in the county , and are quite determined to make it as little of a public representation as possible . Have I yet satisfied your curiosity , my dear Augusta , as to our actual ...
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