Belford Regis: Or, Sketches of a Country TownRichard Bentley, 1835 - 439 páginas |
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... Leslie . Many years ago , a family of that name came to reside in our neighbourhood ; and being persons thoroughly comme il faut , who had taken , on a long lease , the commodious and creditable mansion called Hallenden Hall , with its ...
... Leslie . Many years ago , a family of that name came to reside in our neighbourhood ; and being persons thoroughly comme il faut , who had taken , on a long lease , the commodious and creditable mansion called Hallenden Hall , with its ...
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Or, Sketches of a Country Town Mary Russell Mitford. Mr. Leslie was , as was soon discovered , a man of ancient family and good estate , who had left his own county on the loss of a con- tested election , or some such cause of disgust ...
Or, Sketches of a Country Town Mary Russell Mitford. Mr. Leslie was , as was soon discovered , a man of ancient family and good estate , who had left his own county on the loss of a con- tested election , or some such cause of disgust ...
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... Leslie erred on the side of unpretend- ingness , his wife took good care not to follow his example : she had pretensions enough of all sorts to have set up twenty fine ladies out of her mere superfluity . The niece of an Irish baron and ...
... Leslie erred on the side of unpretend- ingness , his wife took good care not to follow his example : she had pretensions enough of all sorts to have set up twenty fine ladies out of her mere superfluity . The niece of an Irish baron and ...
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... Leslie was a sufficiently common person ; rather vul- gar and dowdy in the morning , when , like many country gentlewomen of her age and class , she made amends for unnecessary finery by more unnecessary shabbiness , and trotted about ...
... Leslie was a sufficiently common person ; rather vul- gar and dowdy in the morning , when , like many country gentlewomen of her age and class , she made amends for unnecessary finery by more unnecessary shabbiness , and trotted about ...
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... Leslie traded upon her daughters ' accomplishments . Every morn- ing visit was an exhibition , every dinner - party a concert , and the unlucky assistants looked , listened , yawned , and lied , and got away as soon as possible ...
... Leslie traded upon her daughters ' accomplishments . Every morn- ing visit was an exhibition , every dinner - party a concert , and the unlucky assistants looked , listened , yawned , and lied , and got away as soon as possible ...
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amongst amusement beautiful Bessy blushes called Captain Lyndham Carlton charm cheeks child Colby colour cottage Cousins Cranley curricle damsel daughter dear delicate delight door Duval ejaculated Endymion exclaimed fair father favourite feeling felt flowers fortune gentle girl grace happy heard heart heiress Henry Hester Holy Brook honour humour Italian greyhound Jacob Jones kind Kinlay lady Laodamia leave Leslie lived London look Louis MADAME PERNELLE maid marriage married master mind Miss Blackall mistress Molière Morland morning mother neighbour neral never passed person Peter PETER JENKINS poor Jack pretty primrose racter replied rich Romeo Sanbury scolded seemed Sinbad the Sailor Singleton sister smile song Sophy sort spirit Stephen drew Stephen Lane Strew Sunham sure sweet Tabitha talked taste tell thee thought tion Tomkins turned uncon Vert-vert walk whilst wife woman young