Strathallan, Volume 4Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1816 |
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... mind perhaps , perhaps , to a degree of artificial refinement , could re- gard with partiality , added , perhaps , a se- cret charm to her resolution , in the opinion of a woman firm and energetic in all her de- B 2 STRATHALLAN . 3 ...
... mind perhaps , perhaps , to a degree of artificial refinement , could re- gard with partiality , added , perhaps , a se- cret charm to her resolution , in the opinion of a woman firm and energetic in all her de- B 2 STRATHALLAN . 3 ...
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... anxious to secure the house for her , and seemed so eager to prevent his friend Mendlesham from changing his mind , that he might have appeared to an in- ronet . different observer , already weary of the long abode she 4 STRATHALLAN .
... anxious to secure the house for her , and seemed so eager to prevent his friend Mendlesham from changing his mind , that he might have appeared to an in- ronet . different observer , already weary of the long abode she 4 STRATHALLAN .
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... minds of both , was in the one the result of softness , in the other of hardness of character . Sowerby was not long in paying his pro- mised visit to his neighbours , and , after every fresh call appeared to have imbibed an addi ...
... minds of both , was in the one the result of softness , in the other of hardness of character . Sowerby was not long in paying his pro- mised visit to his neighbours , and , after every fresh call appeared to have imbibed an addi ...
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... mind in tine , " he said , in speaking to Miss Mel- bourne of Arbella ; " for when I go back to that old house I feel so queer and dismal , I verily believe I should still be tempted to make her mistress of it ; but it is better as it ...
... mind in tine , " he said , in speaking to Miss Mel- bourne of Arbella ; " for when I go back to that old house I feel so queer and dismal , I verily believe I should still be tempted to make her mistress of it ; but it is better as it ...
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... mind been as un- bending as her body , she would really , in compliance with his inclinations , have endea- voured ... minds so much su- perior to her own . She soon civilly withdrew herself from a scene so little suited to her usual ...
... mind been as un- bending as her body , she would really , in compliance with his inclinations , have endea- voured ... minds so much su- perior to her own . She soon civilly withdrew herself from a scene so little suited to her usual ...
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