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... husband , through whose more cultivated intellect , as a faithful medium , she looked on every object , that it was no wonder she saw as he did , in an instance where her affections , like his own , were drawn forcibly towards one , who ...
... husband , through whose more cultivated intellect , as a faithful medium , she looked on every object , that it was no wonder she saw as he did , in an instance where her affections , like his own , were drawn forcibly towards one , who ...
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... husband , rendered her residence at her 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 ...
... husband , rendered her residence at her 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 ...
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... husband his little patrimony with prudence , unless he increased it by the ordinary method - that of teaching ; but there was , according to his apprehension , a degra- dation in this mode of employing his talents unworthy of him as a ...
... husband his little patrimony with prudence , unless he increased it by the ordinary method - that of teaching ; but there was , according to his apprehension , a degra- dation in this mode of employing his talents unworthy of him as a ...
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... husband was treated by people of real superiority . Lewis , for his part , was delighted : he found himself amongst kindred souls , and felt as if he was now , for the first time , brought into that world which he was formed to enjoy ...
... husband was treated by people of real superiority . Lewis , for his part , was delighted : he found himself amongst kindred souls , and felt as if he was now , for the first time , brought into that world which he was formed to enjoy ...
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... husband thus incautiously forsook her , leaving her a mes- sage to follow him , without reflecting on the necessity ... husband's books . This circumstance was THE SON OF A GENIUS . 21.
... husband thus incautiously forsook her , leaving her a mes- sage to follow him , without reflecting on the necessity ... husband's books . This circumstance was THE SON OF A GENIUS . 21.
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aban advantage affected affectionate affliction Agnes amongst appeared arose artist bank-note beautiful became beheld blessed Briggate called child clothes comfort conscious Constantina countenance creditors dear boy dear father dear mother debt delightful Dermot desire distress enabled endeavoured exertion eyes father fear feelings felt finished five guineas folly fond frame genius gentleman give guineas hand happy heard heart heaven Higgins HOFLAND hope hour husband immediately inquired labour lady Leeds lodgings look Ludo Manchester manner marriage master means mind morning mortification natural ness never offer painting parents perceived person pleasure poem poor boy poor Lewis poor Ludovico possessed pounds printer prison profession Raphael receipt received Rumney shillings sidered Sinister Sinister's sketches soon sorrow spirits tailor talents tears tender thee things thought tion trembled turned vico whilst wife wish young
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Page 3 - No jealousy their dawn of love o'ercast, Nor blasted were their wedded days with strife; Each season look'd delightful as it past, To the fond husband, and the faithful wife.