The Flower Faded: A Short Memoir of Clementine Cuvier, Daughter of Baron Cuvier, with Reflections, by John Angell James |
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... prospects which expanded before her . Although I dedicate this book in an especial manner to you , I design it of course , for general circulation , and for that reason , have adopted a form of address suited to young persons of your ...
... prospects which expanded before her . Although I dedicate this book in an especial manner to you , I design it of course , for general circulation , and for that reason , have adopted a form of address suited to young persons of your ...
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... ; add to this the gratitude she perpetually received from the persons whose wants she had relieved ; and to crown all , think of the attachment of her lover , " and the prospect of her marriage , and you THE WORLD . 63.
... ; add to this the gratitude she perpetually received from the persons whose wants she had relieved ; and to crown all , think of the attachment of her lover , " and the prospect of her marriage , and you THE WORLD . 63.
Page 64
... prospect of her marriage , and you will then perceive that the world , invested with its brightest and purest glory , stood before her in a form best adapted to capti- vate a pure and youthful mind , and to compel it to say , " ' T is ...
... prospect of her marriage , and you will then perceive that the world , invested with its brightest and purest glory , stood before her in a form best adapted to capti- vate a pure and youthful mind , and to compel it to say , " ' T is ...
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... prospect ; and we hear him at the very time when a nation , proud of his name , was laying the tribute of its homage at his feet , giving vent to the sorrows of his bursting heart in those few and bitter words , “ I was a father , but ...
... prospect ; and we hear him at the very time when a nation , proud of his name , was laying the tribute of its homage at his feet , giving vent to the sorrows of his bursting heart in those few and bitter words , “ I was a father , but ...
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... prospects and of its promises was this ! And then , think of Clementine herself . Whose opening scenes of life could be more flattering than hers ? The morning was at length calm and beautiful , the sky serene and clear ; the mists ...
... prospects and of its promises was this ! And then , think of Clementine herself . Whose opening scenes of life could be more flattering than hers ? The morning was at length calm and beautiful , the sky serene and clear ; the mists ...
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