The gleaner; or, Entertainment for the fire-side [compiled by J. Watson].1804 |
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... wife , who is now at her account : let me do her the justice to confess she withstood them firmly , for a time . Still fortune frowned upon me , and I was sinking in my credit every hour ; ruin stared me in the face , and nothing stood ...
... wife , who is now at her account : let me do her the justice to confess she withstood them firmly , for a time . Still fortune frowned upon me , and I was sinking in my credit every hour ; ruin stared me in the face , and nothing stood ...
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... wife , to secure the prize that fortune had hung within our reach , by the assassination of the heir . She revolted from the idea with horror ; and for some time her thoughts remained in so distracted a state , that I did not think it ...
... wife , to secure the prize that fortune had hung within our reach , by the assassination of the heir . She revolted from the idea with horror ; and for some time her thoughts remained in so distracted a state , that I did not think it ...
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... wife . " Scarcely had the duke cast his eyes upon her face , but he thought he recognized his lady's features , and was thrown into the utmost conster- nation . The lady , without appearing to perceive it , took her seat at the table ...
... wife . " Scarcely had the duke cast his eyes upon her face , but he thought he recognized his lady's features , and was thrown into the utmost conster- nation . The lady , without appearing to perceive it , took her seat at the table ...
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... wife and family , with his effects , after him to Carlowitz * , near the river Zermanga , as soon as they could securely quit the retreat in which they lay concealed . Thither he travelled on foot , with all possible expedition , and ...
... wife and family , with his effects , after him to Carlowitz * , near the river Zermanga , as soon as they could securely quit the retreat in which they lay concealed . Thither he travelled on foot , with all possible expedition , and ...
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... wife and his two children , a boy and a girl , from the county of Zara , pretending that he was at full liberty , and had ordered them to repair to him , but as soon as they arrived , they took them into custody . This was an unexpected ...
... wife and his two children , a boy and a girl , from the county of Zara , pretending that he was at full liberty , and had ordered them to repair to him , but as soon as they arrived , they took them into custody . This was an unexpected ...
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