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Page 23
... dear aunt , her father's sister , a member of the Society of Friends ; - childless , and longing for the cheering companionship of the young . Mr. Hay was scarcely willing to see his daughter depart for the gay city , even under such ...
... dear aunt , her father's sister , a member of the Society of Friends ; - childless , and longing for the cheering companionship of the young . Mr. Hay was scarcely willing to see his daughter depart for the gay city , even under such ...
Page 24
... dear brother , to ask her of thee for a life - long comfort . With four sweet girls left , would it be too much ? ” But gradually , and by degrees almost im- perceptible to any but a parent's watchful heart , the good aunt's letters had ...
... dear brother , to ask her of thee for a life - long comfort . With four sweet girls left , would it be too much ? ” But gradually , and by degrees almost im- perceptible to any but a parent's watchful heart , the good aunt's letters had ...
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... dear Lydia , recollect thyself , " and as he bent over her his tears dropped fast upon her smooth cap ; " our Heavenly Father doeth all things well ! we are allowed to mourn , but we must not murmur . " And when the mourner accepted his ...
... dear Lydia , recollect thyself , " and as he bent over her his tears dropped fast upon her smooth cap ; " our Heavenly Father doeth all things well ! we are allowed to mourn , but we must not murmur . " And when the mourner accepted his ...
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... dear motherless infants would be , at least , a melancholy sa- tisfaction . And Seymour , learning this from Mrs. Hay , offered to be their guide through the woods , an offer which was thankfully accepted , as the road was newly cut ...
... dear motherless infants would be , at least , a melancholy sa- tisfaction . And Seymour , learning this from Mrs. Hay , offered to be their guide through the woods , an offer which was thankfully accepted , as the road was newly cut ...
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... dear inmates - of the plentiful farm - house , and she loved them as dearly as ever , an air of coarse- ness , which she had never before observed , met her at every turn . Her mother's dress and occupations , the homely phraseology of ...
... dear inmates - of the plentiful farm - house , and she loved them as dearly as ever , an air of coarse- ness , which she had never before observed , met her at every turn . Her mother's dress and occupations , the homely phraseology of ...
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