Ellen Glanville, Volume 1E.L. Carey and A. Hart, 1838 |
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... suppose we must tell you . Lord Lindsay is going to be married to Miss Spencer , Lord Ray- mond's sister . It was all settled at Paris , and both the fami- lies are delighted . Lord Lindsay is on his way hence , with old Lady Raymond ...
... suppose we must tell you . Lord Lindsay is going to be married to Miss Spencer , Lord Ray- mond's sister . It was all settled at Paris , and both the fami- lies are delighted . Lord Lindsay is on his way hence , with old Lady Raymond ...
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... very first , I made a point of repelling her ad- vances . I had not the vanity to suppose that she was actu- ated by the simple wish of enjoying my society ; she is too pretty , and too much used to be told so ELLEN GLANVILLE . 15.
... very first , I made a point of repelling her ad- vances . I had not the vanity to suppose that she was actu- ated by the simple wish of enjoying my society ; she is too pretty , and too much used to be told so ELLEN GLANVILLE . 15.
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... suppose , like every body else , I must marry ; and when Frederick gets money enough , if papa does not object — and I hardly see how he can -- for he is always telling Edward that he wishes he was as steady as Frederick --it will be ...
... suppose , like every body else , I must marry ; and when Frederick gets money enough , if papa does not object — and I hardly see how he can -- for he is always telling Edward that he wishes he was as steady as Frederick --it will be ...
Page 30
... suppose . Every body must be somebody . As to forcing you into an acquaintance with them , Elizabeth , I assure you I have no plot of that kind ; but I thought that you would find her an acquisition at your dinner parties ; she is ...
... suppose . Every body must be somebody . As to forcing you into an acquaintance with them , Elizabeth , I assure you I have no plot of that kind ; but I thought that you would find her an acquisition at your dinner parties ; she is ...
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... suppose , though certainly it looked like it , that Lady Ellen could mean to leave them out upon such an occasion . Mrs. Harrison was not wanting in her consolations to Mrs. Beaumont . If they were not asked this Wednesday , they might ...
... suppose , though certainly it looked like it , that Lady Ellen could mean to leave them out upon such an occasion . Mrs. Harrison was not wanting in her consolations to Mrs. Beaumont . If they were not asked this Wednesday , they might ...
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Page 176 - Who gave the ball, or paid the visit last ; One speaks the glory of the British queen, And one describes a charming Indian screen ; A third interprets motions, looks, and eyes ; At every word a reputation dies.
Page 160 - That something still which prompts th' eternal sigh, For which we bear to live, or dare to die ; Which still so near us, yet beyond us lies, O'erlook'd, seen double, by the fool and wise.
Page 38 - Women born to be controlled, Stoop to the forward and the bold, says Waller — and Lovelace too!
Page 122 - Tis yours, unmoved, to sever and to meet ; No pledge is sacred, and no home is sweet ! Who that would ask a heart to dulness wed, The waveless calm, the slumber of the dead ? No ; the wild bliss of Nature needs alloy, And Fear and Sorrow fan the fire of Joy...