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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The wife of the ship's steward was our ostensible guardian during the passage ; she was a woman of a placid disposition , and contented herself with utterly neglecting us , and stealing two - thirds of our wardrobe .
The wife of the ship's steward was our ostensible guardian during the passage ; she was a woman of a placid disposition , and contented herself with utterly neglecting us , and stealing two - thirds of our wardrobe .
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He married a sensible woman , and astonished the whole county . Everybody marvelled at the match : they marvelled from two separate causes ; firstly , that the ignorant Mr. Sinclair should have proposed to the accomplished Miss Kenyon ...
He married a sensible woman , and astonished the whole county . Everybody marvelled at the match : they marvelled from two separate causes ; firstly , that the ignorant Mr. Sinclair should have proposed to the accomplished Miss Kenyon ...
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It reminds me of the siege of Troy - ten years ' war for a woman ; Rixantur multi - you know the rest , my boy it is a trite adage , but true . Really you have amused me exceedingly ; ' tis altogether a laughable affair ; upon my word ...
It reminds me of the siege of Troy - ten years ' war for a woman ; Rixantur multi - you know the rest , my boy it is a trite adage , but true . Really you have amused me exceedingly ; ' tis altogether a laughable affair ; upon my word ...
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It was a woman attired in the filthiest rags , with unkempt hair and an unclean countenance , who had addressed us with the cry of " charity , " and who now intercepted our progress , making the most importunate gestures .
It was a woman attired in the filthiest rags , with unkempt hair and an unclean countenance , who had addressed us with the cry of " charity , " and who now intercepted our progress , making the most importunate gestures .
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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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