The Lady of the Manor, 4. köideHoulston and Stoneman, 1841 |
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... Edmund was left an orphan at the tender age of two years ; and , as little property remained after all the affairs were settled , the child would have been reduced to a very destitute situ- ation , had not an aunt of his father , a ...
... Edmund was left an orphan at the tender age of two years ; and , as little property remained after all the affairs were settled , the child would have been reduced to a very destitute situ- ation , had not an aunt of his father , a ...
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... Edmund Stephens had of his infancy , was that of finding himself drinking tea at a small round table with the lady above described . The room in which they sat was very long and wide , though low . It was wainscoted with oak , and a ...
... Edmund Stephens had of his infancy , was that of finding himself drinking tea at a small round table with the lady above described . The room in which they sat was very long and wide , though low . It was wainscoted with oak , and a ...
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... Edmund had entered his tenth year , his aunt thought she ought no longer to delay placing him under the care of some person who could carry on his educa- tion in those branches of knowledge , for the teaching of which she was herself ...
... Edmund had entered his tenth year , his aunt thought she ought no longer to delay placing him under the care of some person who could carry on his educa- tion in those branches of knowledge , for the teaching of which she was herself ...
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... Edmund , when , in the course of common education , ordinary mo- tives of conduct were presented to his young mind . In order , however , if possible , to counteract the hurtful effects of the lessons he daily learned , she accustomed ...
... Edmund , when , in the course of common education , ordinary mo- tives of conduct were presented to his young mind . In order , however , if possible , to counteract the hurtful effects of the lessons he daily learned , she accustomed ...
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... Edmund had been taught by his aunt , from his earliest childhood , that this world was not to be his home or his resting - place , and that he must , as a Christian , shun occasions of being praised or admired , or of bringing himself ...
... Edmund had been taught by his aunt , from his earliest childhood , that this world was not to be his home or his resting - place , and that he must , as a Christian , shun occasions of being praised or admired , or of bringing himself ...
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