Glimpses of Nature, and Objects of Interest Described, During a Visit to the Isle of Wight |
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Page iii
... poor husband , whose danger I was quite unconscious of when I wrote the book , though his death took place in less than a month from the day of its publication . This circum- stance made the book painful to me , and I never looked at it ...
... poor husband , whose danger I was quite unconscious of when I wrote the book , though his death took place in less than a month from the day of its publication . This circum- stance made the book painful to me , and I never looked at it ...
Page 2
... poor child was left entirely to her own resources , and children so young as Agnes cannot always be reading . Agnes was at this time particularly unfortunate , as even her fa- vourite cat , Sandy , had gone away about three weeks before ...
... poor child was left entirely to her own resources , and children so young as Agnes cannot always be reading . Agnes was at this time particularly unfortunate , as even her fa- vourite cat , Sandy , had gone away about three weeks before ...
Page 3
... poor little Susan ? " " No , " replied Mrs. Merton ; your papa , besides you and me " there will only be and as my time will be principally occupied in attending on him , you must contrive to take care of yourself . " Agnes laughed ...
... poor little Susan ? " " No , " replied Mrs. Merton ; your papa , besides you and me " there will only be and as my time will be principally occupied in attending on him , you must contrive to take care of yourself . " Agnes laughed ...
Page 11
... poor innocent child , as vicious boys do in tor- menting a harmless dog . This gentleman , whose name they afterwards found was Mr. Bevan , was a well - intentioned , good - hearted man , who would have been shocked at the thought of ...
... poor innocent child , as vicious boys do in tor- menting a harmless dog . This gentleman , whose name they afterwards found was Mr. Bevan , was a well - intentioned , good - hearted man , who would have been shocked at the thought of ...
Page 19
... poor Agnes , instead of watching the machinery of the lock , was obliged to sit down , and listen to a lecture from her mamma , on the impropriety of hanging out at the windows of any carriage , and of those be- longing to rail - roads ...
... poor Agnes , instead of watching the machinery of the lock , was obliged to sit down , and listen to a lecture from her mamma , on the impropriety of hanging out at the windows of any carriage , and of those be- longing to rail - roads ...
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