The Lairds of Fife ...Constable & Company, 1828 - 920 страница |
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... keep all to herself . " Cramer ? -Cramer ? -Did you say Cra- mer ? Oh ! he's a great man , Cramer . Shall I give you one of his Studios ? " " Pray do . Number thirty - two - it has such a sweet air in it . " " Well , I like the first ...
... keep all to herself . " Cramer ? -Cramer ? -Did you say Cra- mer ? Oh ! he's a great man , Cramer . Shall I give you one of his Studios ? " " Pray do . Number thirty - two - it has such a sweet air in it . " " Well , I like the first ...
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... keep up , " she had inadvertently struck upon the truth . Miss Brown , however , was not by any means tired of being accomplished . She was preparing to resume the harp , and although her new in- structor could not expect to meet her ...
... keep up , " she had inadvertently struck upon the truth . Miss Brown , however , was not by any means tired of being accomplished . She was preparing to resume the harp , and although her new in- structor could not expect to meet her ...
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... keep at a distance , and upon no account to re - appear , till he had first seen her present visitors fairly out of sight . She found her company on her return in happy active discourse about no less a person- age than Mr Squeake . " He ...
... keep at a distance , and upon no account to re - appear , till he had first seen her present visitors fairly out of sight . She found her company on her return in happy active discourse about no less a person- age than Mr Squeake . " He ...
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... keep her in awe , and that , if she comes alone , she comes to torment me out of my life . " " But then , papa , the Miss , -that horrible Miss ! " Her father - for there was the knotty point- drew his chair nearer the fire , and looked ...
... keep her in awe , and that , if she comes alone , she comes to torment me out of my life . " " But then , papa , the Miss , -that horrible Miss ! " Her father - for there was the knotty point- drew his chair nearer the fire , and looked ...
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wę receive her . And then , could we not have Mademoiselle Antoinette to keep her employed ? " " A most excellent plan ! But will Lady Methodical " -for it seems that young lady had gone over to the Methodicals till Miss Brown should ...
wę receive her . And then , could we not have Mademoiselle Antoinette to keep her employed ? " " A most excellent plan ! But will Lady Methodical " -for it seems that young lady had gone over to the Methodicals till Miss Brown should ...
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agreeable Akenside amongst answer aunt began better body called carriage Cecilia clack cold Colonel Brown compliments crasy cried Miss cried Mrs Fife daughter dear Miss Leslie dear Mrs Fife dexterity dinner door Dudd Edmonstones father favour Fife-hall Fife's Fifeshire friends game at chess gentleman Gregory happy hear heard Hochytoch honour hope Horn Regular Hyndford intend invitation Jemima John Lady Methodical lady's laugh look Lord Aloof Lums Lumsdaine's M'Pech Ma'am Madam Mademoiselle Antoinette Madrake Madrake's Marchmont Maringle mean mind Miss Brown Miss Kicklecackle Miss M'Tavish Monotony morning never night o'clock observed occasion odd trick once papa party person play poor pray pretended pretty racter rake rest returned seat seems sometimes sort Squeake suppose talk taste tell thing thought tion uncon voice vomitory Vonpepper and M'Ginger wish wonder young lady
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