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... father of Mrs Lewis , was a clergyman who resided on a very small living in Cumberland : he was married to a plain , sensible , good woman , the daughter of a neighbouring farmer , and he had five children ; of whom Agnes was the eldest ...
... father of Mrs Lewis , was a clergyman who resided on a very small living in Cumberland : he was married to a plain , sensible , good woman , the daughter of a neighbouring farmer , and he had five children ; of whom Agnes was the eldest ...
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... father's attention , it secured for her all the instruction such a companion could bestow ; so that before she was called to participate her mother's duties in her household department , she had gained as much knowledge of the rudiments ...
... father's attention , it secured for her all the instruction such a companion could bestow ; so that before she was called to participate her mother's duties in her household department , she had gained as much knowledge of the rudiments ...
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... father , or other friends ; so that her mind was neither left to the dangerous contemplation of its own superiority , which is often the case in secluded situations ; nor , as she saw no one superior to her , was she led to repine at ...
... father , or other friends ; so that her mind was neither left to the dangerous contemplation of its own superiority , which is often the case in secluded situations ; nor , as she saw no one superior to her , was she led to repine at ...
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... fathers , whilst they retain a considerable portion of that which is really good from their amiable partiality . Amongst the principal blessings thus derived may be considered the universality of learning ; at least , such a portion of ...
... fathers , whilst they retain a considerable portion of that which is really good from their amiable partiality . Amongst the principal blessings thus derived may be considered the universality of learning ; at least , such a portion of ...
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... father's incon- venient and improper ; and , painful as it was to leave a home so dear , she by no means sought to protract her stay beyond the appointed time : though she left it with a degree of solicitude for future life which until ...
... father's incon- venient and improper ; and , painful as it was to leave a home so dear , she by no means sought to protract her stay beyond the appointed time : though she left it with a degree of solicitude for future life which until ...
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