The daughter of a geniusGriffith and Farran, 1879 - 127 pages |
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... taken from her father's bed to be placed in another ; but as soon as she was restored , she begged so earnestly to be re- turned to her husband , and suffered so exceedingly from hearing the increased ravings of her father , that it was ...
... taken from her father's bed to be placed in another ; but as soon as she was restored , she begged so earnestly to be re- turned to her husband , and suffered so exceedingly from hearing the increased ravings of her father , that it was ...
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... taken possession of Mr Albany's estate , in the hope that she should prevail upon him to pay those debts contracted by Maria during her widowhood for the house ; but she found him inexorable on the point ; " because , " he said , " it ...
... taken possession of Mr Albany's estate , in the hope that she should prevail upon him to pay those debts contracted by Maria during her widowhood for the house ; but she found him inexorable on the point ; " because , " he said , " it ...
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... taken with her niece ; and she soon gave them to understand , " that she was by no means one of those elderly ladies , who , in the decline of life , sink under the control of those about them . " She charged them to exchange no words ...
... taken with her niece ; and she soon gave them to understand , " that she was by no means one of those elderly ladies , who , in the decline of life , sink under the control of those about them . " She charged them to exchange no words ...
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... taken some time before by Mrs Albany , suddenly took a formidable appearance , and , by threat- ening inflammation , put the house in bustle and alarm . Maria was not sorry to hear knocks at the door , and see the usual clock - like ...
... taken some time before by Mrs Albany , suddenly took a formidable appearance , and , by threat- ening inflammation , put the house in bustle and alarm . Maria was not sorry to hear knocks at the door , and see the usual clock - like ...
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... taken the dear child to her own house , and placed her under the care of her younger sisters ; but the recollection of her own inability to provide for her , situated as she now was , and that the offence so given would have been ...
... taken the dear child to her own house , and placed her under the care of her younger sisters ; but the recollection of her own inability to provide for her , situated as she now was , and that the offence so given would have been ...
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