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... ladies particularly , prefer - through almost the whole length of Italy , across Switzerland , through a large portion of France , thence across the Straits of Dover to England , and diagonally through the whole extent of England to ...
... ladies particularly , prefer - through almost the whole length of Italy , across Switzerland , through a large portion of France , thence across the Straits of Dover to England , and diagonally through the whole extent of England to ...
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... ladies that have circumnavigated the globe . " " Very few indeed , " said Mrs. Morelle . " Father , " said John , " that proverb is not right for ladies . They don't wear any feathers in their caps - only in their bonnets . " " True ...
... ladies that have circumnavigated the globe . " " Very few indeed , " said Mrs. Morelle . " Father , " said John , " that proverb is not right for ladies . They don't wear any feathers in their caps - only in their bonnets . " " True ...
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... lady to travel alone in Europe , if she is poor , or if she is obliged to manage econo- mically . But if she has plenty of money , and understands the usages half as well as Florence does , she can go all over the continent as easily ...
... lady to travel alone in Europe , if she is poor , or if she is obliged to manage econo- mically . But if she has plenty of money , and understands the usages half as well as Florence does , she can go all over the continent as easily ...
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... lady who called for the money was really the one to whom it was due . Things being all thus arranged , the party re- turned to the hotel . Mrs. Morelle then gave Florence the two little bags of gold , one French and the other English ...
... lady who called for the money was really the one to whom it was due . Things being all thus arranged , the party re- turned to the hotel . Mrs. Morelle then gave Florence the two little bags of gold , one French and the other English ...
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... lady , or a little child , and could not do any thing , then it would be all right perhaps for you to cry . But if you have got any manliness at all , now is the time to show it . The best time to cry , if we are going to cry at all ...
... lady , or a little child , and could not do any thing , then it would be all right perhaps for you to cry . But if you have got any manliness at all , now is the time to show it . The best time to cry , if we are going to cry at all ...
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Page 6 - NEW YORK: D. APPLETON & COMPANY, 200 BROADWAY. MDCCCXLH. V ENTERED, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1842, BY D. APPLETON & COMPANY, in the Clerk's Office of the District Conrt of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
Page 35 - ... income serve for your own expenses, as (I fear) from the narrowness of my present prospects It will not be in my power to afford you assistance. I had flattered myself with the contrary persuasion, and this is one of my airy Castles, the destruction of which gives me the most pain and disappointment. I assure you, it is a great source of satisfaction to me to think, that at least you have a comfortable House, where you are secure from vulgar intrusion, and vulgar occurrences; and I cannot but...
Page 71 - M sat at a window which was hall raised to admit the breath of a balmy summer day, and she had a book in her hand which she had been reading aloud to three of her daughters, who were engaged in useful and ornamental work.
Page 108 - So my mother was convinced that he was a thief, and that he had come in to steal the money from the pockets of her dresses.
Page 39 - Give my love to the children, and believe me, as ever, " Your very affectionate friend,