De Clifford: Or, the Constant Man, Том 3Henry Colburn, 1841 |
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... shew how much better it might have been , if certain omissions had not been made , and certain topics had been omitted . This was noted by the duke , and in discussing it with him , I gathered that he knew the criticism was by Dalton ...
... shew how much better it might have been , if certain omissions had not been made , and certain topics had been omitted . This was noted by the duke , and in discussing it with him , I gathered that he knew the criticism was by Dalton ...
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... shew the effrontery of the vanity of Lady Feignwell ; and yet she was weak enough to be annoyed at the exposure , and this is what made me say she was not perfect in her class . To be a true heroine in her way , she ought to have been ...
... shew the effrontery of the vanity of Lady Feignwell ; and yet she was weak enough to be annoyed at the exposure , and this is what made me say she was not perfect in her class . To be a true heroine in her way , she ought to have been ...
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... appa- ratus , and concocted our letters . He inspected and approved of mine , but he would not shew me his , saying he wished to spare my blushes . The letters were dispatched , and it is not easy THE CONSTANT MAN . 39.
... appa- ratus , and concocted our letters . He inspected and approved of mine , but he would not shew me his , saying he wished to spare my blushes . The letters were dispatched , and it is not easy THE CONSTANT MAN . 39.
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... , as he did a great deal of business at home . " And if you please , " added he , " I will shew you your den , where I must always have you at my right hand . ” So saying , he opened a pannel door , which THE CONSTANT MAN . 45.
... , as he did a great deal of business at home . " And if you please , " added he , " I will shew you your den , where I must always have you at my right hand . ” So saying , he opened a pannel door , which THE CONSTANT MAN . 45.
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... so unex- pected , at the house of a nobleman and minister of state ; but as I had already learned a maxim that it was ill breeding to shew surprise at any thing , I kept it to myself . I afterwards discovered from Man- 46 DE CLIFFORD ; OR ,
... so unex- pected , at the house of a nobleman and minister of state ; but as I had already learned a maxim that it was ill breeding to shew surprise at any thing , I kept it to myself . I afterwards discovered from Man- 46 DE CLIFFORD ; OR ,
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