The Flower Faded: A Short Memoir of Clementine Cuvier, Daughter of Baron Cuvier, with Reflections, by John Angell James |
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... wishes of Cuvier for a respite , seconded though they were by those of the whole scientific world , he carried off his illustrious victim to the tomb . O what a comment upon the words of the wisest of men , " Whatsoever thy hand find ...
... wishes of Cuvier for a respite , seconded though they were by those of the whole scientific world , he carried off his illustrious victim to the tomb . O what a comment upon the words of the wisest of men , " Whatsoever thy hand find ...
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... wishes , and meets all the wants of my soul ; and since I have been enabled to embrace with ardour all its provisions , my heart enjoys a sweet and incomparable tranquillity . Formerly , I vaguely assured myself that a merciful God ...
... wishes , and meets all the wants of my soul ; and since I have been enabled to embrace with ardour all its provisions , my heart enjoys a sweet and incomparable tranquillity . Formerly , I vaguely assured myself that a merciful God ...
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... wish for her marriage with a gentleman whom she preferred , and whose character justi- fied her preference . The marriage was expected to take place on the 25th of Au- gust last , and her sentiments on that occa- sion were thus ...
... wish for her marriage with a gentleman whom she preferred , and whose character justi- fied her preference . The marriage was expected to take place on the 25th of Au- gust last , and her sentiments on that occa- sion were thus ...
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... wish , and exclaimed , " O how selfish I am ! I will take my medicine and try every remedy , because I wish to recover for your sakes . " She gave to her * A daughter of Madame Cuvier by a former husband . intended husband a copy of ...
... wish , and exclaimed , " O how selfish I am ! I will take my medicine and try every remedy , because I wish to recover for your sakes . " She gave to her * A daughter of Madame Cuvier by a former husband . intended husband a copy of ...
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... wish to write something in it before I give it to you . " 66 After the first agitation occasioned by her death , her friend remembered the pro- mised volume , and as the present was not less precious as a relic than as a gift , she was ...
... wish to write something in it before I give it to you . " 66 After the first agitation occasioned by her death , her friend remembered the pro- mised volume , and as the present was not less precious as a relic than as a gift , she was ...
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