The Novels of Frederika Bremer, 11. köideH. G. Clarke and Company, 1845 |
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... trouble . " ' Ah , then you have just applied to the right person , " said Selma , with comic dignity ; " and now in order to commence as mistress of the ceremonies , -whom shall I have the honour of presenting to you first in this as ...
... trouble . " ' Ah , then you have just applied to the right person , " said Selma , with comic dignity ; " and now in order to commence as mistress of the ceremonies , -whom shall I have the honour of presenting to you first in this as ...
Page 39
... troubles me , is the frequent bursts of satirical humour in which she occasionally indulges , -shall I call it spitefulness ? The term is a severe , but , I believe , a true one . But with lively spirits , such as Selma's and with ...
... troubles me , is the frequent bursts of satirical humour in which she occasionally indulges , -shall I call it spitefulness ? The term is a severe , but , I believe , a true one . But with lively spirits , such as Selma's and with ...
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... troubles . He was without any stability , and hence carried away by the impulse of the moment . By various misdemeanours , he incurred some severe im- positions which he violently opposed and defied , and was in consequence expelled ...
... troubles . He was without any stability , and hence carried away by the impulse of the moment . By various misdemeanours , he incurred some severe im- positions which he violently opposed and defied , and was in consequence expelled ...
Page 98
... trouble our minds but keep cheerful , & c . Selma sighed and then began to sing a song . the evening she entertained me with reading . went early to bed , which was a relief to us all . In Flora The Third Christmas Holiday . The great ...
... trouble our minds but keep cheerful , & c . Selma sighed and then began to sing a song . the evening she entertained me with reading . went early to bed , which was a relief to us all . In Flora The Third Christmas Holiday . The great ...
Page 99
... trouble about the company , but sat there with an air of the greatest indifference in the world , turning over some leaves in a music - book . Selma moved about in the circle with the utmost politeness and agreeable attention , drawing ...
... trouble about the company , but sat there with an air of the greatest indifference in the world , turning over some leaves in a music - book . Selma moved about in the circle with the utmost politeness and agreeable attention , drawing ...
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acquaintance affection agreeable amid amused ancholy appeared arms Baron Beatrice Cenci beautiful better breast Brenner Chamberlain charming cheerful Circassian cold continued conversation cordial countenance dance dark dear earth endeavoured exclaimed Flora expression eyes fancied fear feel Felix felt Finnish Fräulein FREDERIKA BREMER gentlemen glance hand happy hear heard heart heaven Hellfrid Rittersvärd honour inquired ladies Lennartson light long con look Madame Madame de Genlis Mam'selle marriage matter mind mother never night noble OLD BAILEY Orme Orme's pain pale peace pleasure present Prince Metternich rejoined replied rococo rose saloon seemed Selma Signora Luna silent sister sledge smiling soon Sophia Sparrsköld spect spirit stepmother stepmother's Stockholm stood Swedish tears tell tender thing thou thought tion to-day tone took turned unhappy Viking voice warm whispered wife wish words young
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