Novels and Novelists: From Elizabeth to Victoria, Հատոր 2Hurst and Blackett, 1858 |
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Արդյունքներ 44–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
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... passed a retired life , which , apart from its literary results , affords few points of interest to the biographer . Her maiden name was Ward , and she was born in London on the 9th of July , 1764. Gifted with unusual beauty , the chief ...
... passed a retired life , which , apart from its literary results , affords few points of interest to the biographer . Her maiden name was Ward , and she was born in London on the 9th of July , 1764. Gifted with unusual beauty , the chief ...
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... passed on without Miss Alderson being engaged , till neighbours began to display in their speeches a little of that charitable sympathy we most of us keep a store of for our very peculiar friends . In 1794 , she went to London , and was ...
... passed on without Miss Alderson being engaged , till neighbours began to display in their speeches a little of that charitable sympathy we most of us keep a store of for our very peculiar friends . In 1794 , she went to London , and was ...
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... passed through to his apartments on his return from Carlton House . As soon as his Imperial Majesty entered , the ladies sprung forward , and touched him ; Mrs. Opie was only able to catch hold of his wrist , and was very severe on the ...
... passed through to his apartments on his return from Carlton House . As soon as his Imperial Majesty entered , the ladies sprung forward , and touched him ; Mrs. Opie was only able to catch hold of his wrist , and was very severe on the ...
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... passed the remainder of her days in pious seclusion . On the contrary , though now sixty years of age , she was continually on the move from one scene of excitement to another . As " a friend " she regularly attended the May meetings in ...
... passed the remainder of her days in pious seclusion . On the contrary , though now sixty years of age , she was continually on the move from one scene of excitement to another . As " a friend " she regularly attended the May meetings in ...
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... passed in sickness . When only eighteen months old , he was attacked with a fever , which deprived him of power over his right leg . For the sake of his health , the delicate child was sent out of Edinburgh to enjoy the pure air of ...
... passed in sickness . When only eighteen months old , he was attacked with a fever , which deprived him of power over his right leg . For the sake of his health , the delicate child was sent out of Edinburgh to enjoy the pure air of ...
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