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admiration affection answer appeared assure beauty become believe Buckhurst called Caroline cause character charming Colonel commissioner consider continued danger daughter dear desire expect express eyes Falconer father favour fear feel felt female fortune Gabrielle give Godfrey hand happiness Hauton hear heard heart honour hope Hungerford husband idea imagination interest kind knew Lady leave Leonora LETTER live look Lord Oldborough manner means mind Miss moment mother nature never object observed Olivia once opinion passion Percy perhaps person pleasure poor possible present promise reason Rosamond seemed seen sense smile society soon speak spirit sure talk taste tell thing thought tion turned understand virtue whole wife wish woman women write young
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| Заглавие | Tales and Novels, Томове 13–14 Tales and Novels, Maria Edgeworth |
| Автор | Maria Edgeworth |
| Издател | J. & J. Harper, 1834 |
| Оригиналът е от | Нюйоркската обществена библиотека |
| Цифровизирана на | 22 Окт 2005 |
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