The Lairds of Fife ...Constable & Company, 1828 - 920 страница |
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... preparing to resume the harp , and although her new in- structor could not expect to meet her before the 13th of December next , that was not enough to prevent her becoming cool upon her at any rate mawkish exertions on the piano ...
... preparing to resume the harp , and although her new in- structor could not expect to meet her before the 13th of December next , that was not enough to prevent her becoming cool upon her at any rate mawkish exertions on the piano ...
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... prepared , deo volente , to walk out as he had walked in ; and Miss Kicklecackle went off in another laugh , which surpassed the first in ratio as a mile to an inch ; thus intimating , by her extraordinary idiosyn- crasy of behaviour ...
... prepared , deo volente , to walk out as he had walked in ; and Miss Kicklecackle went off in another laugh , which surpassed the first in ratio as a mile to an inch ; thus intimating , by her extraordinary idiosyn- crasy of behaviour ...
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... " she added , turning quick upon Miss Kicklecackle , who , as she had now begun , was fully prepared to end . " But , perhaps , " and she bestowed another witch look upon the laughing fair , " you 22 THE LAIRDS OF FIFE .
... " she added , turning quick upon Miss Kicklecackle , who , as she had now begun , was fully prepared to end . " But , perhaps , " and she bestowed another witch look upon the laughing fair , " you 22 THE LAIRDS OF FIFE .
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... preparing , with all lady - like grace and decorum to obey this ra- ther unwelcome summons , Mrs. Fife was on her way , in person , to issue out the necessary commands . She reflected , however , on the feebleness of her powers either ...
... preparing , with all lady - like grace and decorum to obey this ra- ther unwelcome summons , Mrs. Fife was on her way , in person , to issue out the necessary commands . She reflected , however , on the feebleness of her powers either ...
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... preparing the necessary materiel for her visits to Lady Lumberfield and Captain Sham , whom she intended to condemn , however , to act the part of cat's paws ' in her mighty design to overtake , and bring back , the volatile Miss ...
... preparing the necessary materiel for her visits to Lady Lumberfield and Captain Sham , whom she intended to condemn , however , to act the part of cat's paws ' in her mighty design to overtake , and bring back , the volatile Miss ...
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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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