Jerningham; or, The inconsistent man [by sir J.W. Kaye]. |
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I take it for granted that she was an adventuress , -a damsel - errant ere she became the wife of my father ; but the birth and parentage of this excellent woman I never thought fit to investigate ; and such of my readers as have ...
I take it for granted that she was an adventuress , -a damsel - errant ere she became the wife of my father ; but the birth and parentage of this excellent woman I never thought fit to investigate ; and such of my readers as have ...
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He spoke in a low voice ; he trod with a monotonous pace ; he never deviated from the beaten paths of the strictest regularity , or yielded to any spontaneous excursions . Every thing that he did was premeditated ; every word that he ...
He spoke in a low voice ; he trod with a monotonous pace ; he never deviated from the beaten paths of the strictest regularity , or yielded to any spontaneous excursions . Every thing that he did was premeditated ; every word that he ...
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My inclinations were not pugnacious ; at all times preferring peace to war , I would never fight for the pleasure of the thing , though I had stout notions upon the score of retaliation , and was not to be offended with impunity .
My inclinations were not pugnacious ; at all times preferring peace to war , I would never fight for the pleasure of the thing , though I had stout notions upon the score of retaliation , and was not to be offended with impunity .
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prevailing expression of his countenance was that of extreme gentleness ; it was something that you felt , rather than saw ; it was the soul speaking out of the face ; it was one of those beautiful aspects which once seen can never be ...
prevailing expression of his countenance was that of extreme gentleness ; it was something that you felt , rather than saw ; it was the soul speaking out of the face ; it was one of those beautiful aspects which once seen can never be ...
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I thought that in my whole life I had never heard any thing so naturally eloquent . Everard spoke rather playfully than otherwise : there was nothing of solemnity in his enunciation . Early developed as was his intellect , and unusual ...
I thought that in my whole life I had never heard any thing so naturally eloquent . Everard spoke rather playfully than otherwise : there was nothing of solemnity in his enunciation . Early developed as was his intellect , and unusual ...
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Jerningham; or, The inconsistent man [by sir J.W. Kaye]. sir John William Kaye Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1836 |
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