Left alone, or, The fortunes of Phillis Maitland1879 |
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... seemed very long . At seven o'clock a bell had been rung in the hall , and she had gone upstairs to dress for dinner - a habit that she observed far more scrupulously now that it only consisted in changing her morning dress for one ...
... seemed very long . At seven o'clock a bell had been rung in the hall , and she had gone upstairs to dress for dinner - a habit that she observed far more scrupulously now that it only consisted in changing her morning dress for one ...
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... seemed to my poor heroine as if the forms and order of daily domestic routine ( which are valuable as the symbols of the happy home - life which they are intended to protect and sustain , but oh ! how empty in their signification to her ) ...
... seemed to my poor heroine as if the forms and order of daily domestic routine ( which are valuable as the symbols of the happy home - life which they are intended to protect and sustain , but oh ! how empty in their signification to her ) ...
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... seemed to combine the beauties of a sweet clear treble with the rich depths of a contralto . It was a voice that , well trained and highly cultivated , would fill St. James's Hall , and make the singer's fortune at Ballad Concerts . But ...
... seemed to combine the beauties of a sweet clear treble with the rich depths of a contralto . It was a voice that , well trained and highly cultivated , would fill St. James's Hall , and make the singer's fortune at Ballad Concerts . But ...
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... seemed to him that his jewel must be admired and coveted by many men , and the most earnest wish of his life was to see her in safe and worthy keeping . Strange conversation to pass with such grave direct- ness between father and ...
... seemed to him that his jewel must be admired and coveted by many men , and the most earnest wish of his life was to see her in safe and worthy keeping . Strange conversation to pass with such grave direct- ness between father and ...
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... seemed for a time as if he had left all his bad habits behind him , and would apply himself in earnest to his profession . But Robert Maitland had not the strength of character to be a good man . Though removed from the scenes and ...
... seemed for a time as if he had left all his bad habits behind him , and would apply himself in earnest to his profession . But Robert Maitland had not the strength of character to be a good man . Though removed from the scenes and ...
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