Tales, and Miscellaneous Pieces, Volumen11R. Hunter, 1825 |
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... idea of a superior character . She had , perhaps , less of what the French call esprit than M. de Tourville had been accustomed to meet with in young persons on the continent , but he was the more surprised by the strength and justness ...
... idea of a superior character . She had , perhaps , less of what the French call esprit than M. de Tourville had been accustomed to meet with in young persons on the continent , but he was the more surprised by the strength and justness ...
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... idea of the moral sublime . The more M. de Tourville said upon the subject , and the more gesture and emphasis he used to im- press the belief in his truth , the less Caroline be- lieved him , and the more dislike and contempt she felt ...
... idea of the moral sublime . The more M. de Tourville said upon the subject , and the more gesture and emphasis he used to im- press the belief in his truth , the less Caroline be- lieved him , and the more dislike and contempt she felt ...
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... idea or care for the value of the packet : John Falconer being one of those men who care for very little in this world , " Whilst they have their dog and their gun . " Not so the commissioner , who immediately began to examine the ...
... idea or care for the value of the packet : John Falconer being one of those men who care for very little in this world , " Whilst they have their dog and their gun . " Not so the commissioner , who immediately began to examine the ...
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... idea - he and his son had spent many hours of intense labour on the first papers be- fore he could make out the first cipher - now this was a new one , probably more difficult , and whether he could make it out at all , or in what time ...
... idea - he and his son had spent many hours of intense labour on the first papers be- fore he could make out the first cipher - now this was a new one , probably more difficult , and whether he could make it out at all , or in what time ...
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... ideas , or rather for knowing what to do with himself , that gave him this semblance of being sociable ; the total want of proper pride and dignity in his whole deport- ment , a certain slang and familiarity of tone , gave superficial ...
... ideas , or rather for knowing what to do with himself , that gave him this semblance of being sociable ; the total want of proper pride and dignity in his whole deport- ment , a certain slang and familiarity of tone , gave superficial ...
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admiration affairs Alfred Percy Altenberg appeared assure Barclay Buckhurst Falconer captain Percy Caroline's character chargé d'affaires charming colonel Hauton colonel Hungerford commissioner Falconer conversation Cunningham daugh daughter dear father Drakelow duke of Greenwich Erasmus eyes Falconer's fashion father favour feelings felt fortune friends Frumpton Gascoigne gentleman give Godfrey Percy Gresham hand happy hear heard heart honour hope John justice knew lady Angelica lady Jane ladyship Leicestershire letter live look lord Old lord Oldborough lordship manner marriage marry means ment merit mind miss Falconers miss Hauton mother never opinion patronage Percy family Percy-hall Percy's person physician pity pleasure political poor profession racter recollect scrofula sir Amyas sir James sister smiling soon speak spoke sure talents talk taste tell thing thought tion told Tourville Tunbridge turned Twickenham Weymouth whilst wish woman words young lady
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Página 350 - Lurk'd in her hand, and mourn'd his captive Queen: He springs to Vengeance with an eager pace, And falls like thunder on the prostrate Ace. The nymph exulting fills with shouts the sky; The walls, the woods, and long canals reply. 100 Oh thoughtless mortals! ever blind to fate, Too soon dejected, and too soon elate.
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Página 213 - with all that should accompany old age," " As honour, love, obedience, troops of friends," was, as she often declared, with gratitude to Providence, happier in age than she had been even in youth.