The Countess and Gertrude; Or, Modes of Discipline, Том 2F.C. and J. Rivington, 1811 |
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... better she looks . She might have said , without any censure annexed to the pretension , that she was ' a beautiful ruin ; ' and the style into which her former charms had resolved themselves , bore testimony to a mind as much ...
... better she looks . She might have said , without any censure annexed to the pretension , that she was ' a beautiful ruin ; ' and the style into which her former charms had resolved themselves , bore testimony to a mind as much ...
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... better guide to doing right than any that fa- shion , or etiquette , as it is called , could furnish ; and I am extremely pleased to find a young wo- man , who can forego what I conclude is a great temptation , rather than transgress ...
... better guide to doing right than any that fa- shion , or etiquette , as it is called , could furnish ; and I am extremely pleased to find a young wo- man , who can forego what I conclude is a great temptation , rather than transgress ...
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... better hints . She heard Lady Mary reply to an anecdote of the old Lady S's ' tiring down ' in dancing at ninety , a man under thirty , by saying she thought it good policy in old women by calling off the attention of their friends to ...
... better hints . She heard Lady Mary reply to an anecdote of the old Lady S's ' tiring down ' in dancing at ninety , a man under thirty , by saying she thought it good policy in old women by calling off the attention of their friends to ...
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... better not to indulge my children in this way ; and however obstinate I may be , I will answer for myself , and I am sure I can for my wife , that we will alter our method . First ; let me ask have my children been troublesome to any ...
... better not to indulge my children in this way ; and however obstinate I may be , I will answer for myself , and I am sure I can for my wife , that we will alter our method . First ; let me ask have my children been troublesome to any ...
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... better ; we are both trustees for our infants ; and we act , I hope , conscientiously . The little creatures have been brought up , thus far , on a plan of implicit obedience , rewarded by all the kindness we think safe , but firmly ...
... better ; we are both trustees for our infants ; and we act , I hope , conscientiously . The little creatures have been brought up , thus far , on a plan of implicit obedience , rewarded by all the kindness we think safe , but firmly ...
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