The daughter of a geniusGriffith and Farran, 1879 - 127 pages |
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... had only one relation living besides his successor and his son . This was Mrs Margaret Albany , a maiden aunt , who resided in a very * This was in 1801 . retired manner , though her fortune was ample , in 24 THE DAUGHTER OF A GENIUS .
... had only one relation living besides his successor and his son . This was Mrs Margaret Albany , a maiden aunt , who resided in a very * This was in 1801 . retired manner , though her fortune was ample , in 24 THE DAUGHTER OF A GENIUS .
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... period of infantine captivation , set out for a very different home to any she had hitherto known , with her unhappy anxious mother . CHAPTER V. MRS MARGARET ALBANY received the travellers with a THE DAUGHTER OF A GENIUS . 25.
... period of infantine captivation , set out for a very different home to any she had hitherto known , with her unhappy anxious mother . CHAPTER V. MRS MARGARET ALBANY received the travellers with a THE DAUGHTER OF A GENIUS . 25.
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... Margaret , when the change of Maria's dress showed her really fine person and young artless countenance- " Well ! who would have thought that my grave nephew , who resisted female allurements and the troubles of matrimony so many years ...
... Margaret , when the change of Maria's dress showed her really fine person and young artless countenance- " Well ! who would have thought that my grave nephew , who resisted female allurements and the troubles of matrimony so many years ...
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... Margaret inwardly concluded that her nephew was an old fool to be led by a silly girl , and half ruin himself by her extravagance . In such a gay place as Southampton , it was not possible for a person of Maria's appearance , and ele ...
... Margaret inwardly concluded that her nephew was an old fool to be led by a silly girl , and half ruin himself by her extravagance . In such a gay place as Southampton , it was not possible for a person of Maria's appearance , and ele ...
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... Margaret had been amused by the versatility of mind , and the extent of information , together with the originality of Maria's character , and after she was gone she felt herself dull . This sensation did not , however , take its ...
... Margaret had been amused by the versatility of mind , and the extent of information , together with the originality of Maria's character , and after she was gone she felt herself dull . This sensation did not , however , take its ...
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