Claudine; or, Humility the basis of all the virtues, by the author of 'Always happy'. (M.E.B.). |
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Page 91
... letters : she read them through calmly and attentively , and then , smothering her emotions , addressed him : - " One of these --- letters is very consoling : this good shoe- maker has written with mildness and civility ; he seems ...
... letters : she read them through calmly and attentively , and then , smothering her emotions , addressed him : - " One of these --- letters is very consoling : this good shoe- maker has written with mildness and civility ; he seems ...
Page 97
... but no one seemed inclined to buy it . He therefore accepted fifty francs as a loan , and adding to this sum twenty- five francs from his purse , he sent this sum with K a severe letter to his merciless creditor . He wrote A SWISS TALE .
... but no one seemed inclined to buy it . He therefore accepted fifty francs as a loan , and adding to this sum twenty- five francs from his purse , he sent this sum with K a severe letter to his merciless creditor . He wrote A SWISS TALE .
Page 98
... letter he now received , than did his unfeeling townsman at the sight of his seventy- five francs , accompanied as they were with a stern and well - merited rebuke . His business completed , Valence hastened homewards . walk , though ...
... letter he now received , than did his unfeeling townsman at the sight of his seventy- five francs , accompanied as they were with a stern and well - merited rebuke . His business completed , Valence hastened homewards . walk , though ...
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... letter of the testator . When all was arranged , a very humble modicum remained : but the Curate reflected upon it with a transport of gratitude , for it promised for his wife and children at least the neces- saries of life . Madame ...
... letter of the testator . When all was arranged , a very humble modicum remained : but the Curate reflected upon it with a transport of gratitude , for it promised for his wife and children at least the neces- saries of life . Madame ...
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... letter replete with tenderness and affection ; pro- mised every aid and kindness in his power ; hoped the next year to forward pecuniary assistance ; lamented he could not do so now , not having just then a louis - d'or at his com- mand ...
... letter replete with tenderness and affection ; pro- mised every aid and kindness in his power ; hoped the next year to forward pecuniary assistance ; lamented he could not do so now , not having just then a louis - d'or at his com- mand ...
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Page 7 - These are thy glorious works, Parent of good, Almighty, thine this universal frame, Thus wondrous fair; thyself how wondrous then ! Unspeakable, who sitt'st above these heavens, To us invisible, or dimly seen In these thy lowest works; yet these declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and power divine.
Page 203 - WINTER EVENINGS AT COLLEGE : a Description of the Manners, Customs, Public Institutions, Religion, and Mysteries, &c. of the Ancient Greeks ; a short Account of the State of Modern Greece ; and Reflections on the Revolutions of Empires. By the Rev. B. TH COLE, Rector of Warbleton, Sussex, formerly Scholar of Trin. Coll. and late Fellow of Magd. Coll. Cambridge. With a frontispiece.