Geraldine Fauconberg, Volume 2G. Wilkie and J. Robinson, 1808 - English fiction |
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... never again solicit pardon from one who has no offence to forgive . " Now this we know to be untrue . And her verses prove that she has been angry . How- ever , as she did not choose to undergo the mortification of acknowledging it ...
... never again solicit pardon from one who has no offence to forgive . " Now this we know to be untrue . And her verses prove that she has been angry . How- ever , as she did not choose to undergo the mortification of acknowledging it ...
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... , and fill him with anxiety and dis- may . The idea of Lord Litchmere as a rival seems never to have entered his imagination . If there is any one in this vicinity whom he appears disposed to consider in that light , it is 5.
... , and fill him with anxiety and dis- may . The idea of Lord Litchmere as a rival seems never to have entered his imagination . If there is any one in this vicinity whom he appears disposed to consider in that light , it is 5.
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... never was tempted to try it above once . " " I have been more fortunate than your ladyship , " resumed Geraldine , " for though always condemned to a hired vessel , the pleasure I have derived from some of these little excursions has ...
... never was tempted to try it above once . " " I have been more fortunate than your ladyship , " resumed Geraldine , " for though always condemned to a hired vessel , the pleasure I have derived from some of these little excursions has ...
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... never knew her , when asked , scruple to perform upon any instrument , or to any person , however ill qualified to judge of her superior excel- lence , " " I guessed as much from the unaffected ` character of her countenance , or I ...
... never knew her , when asked , scruple to perform upon any instrument , or to any person , however ill qualified to judge of her superior excel- lence , " " I guessed as much from the unaffected ` character of her countenance , or I ...
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... never ! " cried Sir Henry , with great warmth . " If such inform- ation has , indeed , been communicated to you , it is most diabolically false and wicked ! But I hope you are only amusing yourself at my cost ; I hope I have no enemy ...
... never ! " cried Sir Henry , with great warmth . " If such inform- ation has , indeed , been communicated to you , it is most diabolically false and wicked ! But I hope you are only amusing yourself at my cost ; I hope I have no enemy ...
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