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Page 39
... ideas she received from external objects served to rivet the affections of her heart , and present a continual object of esteem and love , in a situation which tended to congeal every warm sentiment and damp every tender emotion . By ...
... ideas she received from external objects served to rivet the affections of her heart , and present a continual object of esteem and love , in a situation which tended to congeal every warm sentiment and damp every tender emotion . By ...
Page 44
... idea , he did not distress her by observing so , or commenting on what she wished or feared , for he apprehended both , and earnestly be- gan to intreat that she might be permitted to visit at his house , where his little girls would be ...
... idea , he did not distress her by observing so , or commenting on what she wished or feared , for he apprehended both , and earnestly be- gan to intreat that she might be permitted to visit at his house , where his little girls would be ...
Page 46
... idea took possession of her mind , her disorder increased from the irritability it occasioned ; and the physician wrote to Miss Henville , informing her of the situation and desires of his patient . Belle , ever busy , but never ...
... idea took possession of her mind , her disorder increased from the irritability it occasioned ; and the physician wrote to Miss Henville , informing her of the situation and desires of his patient . Belle , ever busy , but never ...
Page 47
... idea of sending for her aunt . Miss Henville was now truly glad that she was come , for the poor child's sake , whose pale complexion , formal and timid manners , added to the extreme backward- ness of her education , when compared with ...
... idea of sending for her aunt . Miss Henville was now truly glad that she was come , for the poor child's sake , whose pale complexion , formal and timid manners , added to the extreme backward- ness of her education , when compared with ...
Page 50
... ideas of duty and propriety ( wrong only in their excess ) , she was ever well meaning . With respect to making a favour- able impression on the subject of her sister , she toiled in vain . Her talents , her suffer- ings , her ...
... ideas of duty and propriety ( wrong only in their excess ) , she was ever well meaning . With respect to making a favour- able impression on the subject of her sister , she toiled in vain . Her talents , her suffer- ings , her ...
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