Stonehenge; Or, The Romans in Britain: A Romance Or the Days of Nero, 3. köide |
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... Pudens . She continued the guest of Lucan , admired by all who saw her , and beloved by all who knew her . Sensible of the value of her pre- sent opportunities for improvement , she prose- cuted her studies with an ardour which ex ...
... Pudens . She continued the guest of Lucan , admired by all who saw her , and beloved by all who knew her . Sensible of the value of her pre- sent opportunities for improvement , she prose- cuted her studies with an ardour which ex ...
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... Pudens , wherein she described the progress , which she was making in her literary pursuits . After stating that she was reading the works of the oldest of poets , namely Homer , she thus continues : " You cannot think , my beloved Pudens ...
... Pudens , wherein she described the progress , which she was making in her literary pursuits . After stating that she was reading the works of the oldest of poets , namely Homer , she thus continues : " You cannot think , my beloved Pudens ...
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... Pudens , with what longing pleasure I turn from the artifi- cial and empty splendour which surround me , to the simplicity and sincerity of such scenes as these . If the poet dwells on them with such minuteness , when they were to him ...
... Pudens , with what longing pleasure I turn from the artifi- cial and empty splendour which surround me , to the simplicity and sincerity of such scenes as these . If the poet dwells on them with such minuteness , when they were to him ...
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... Pudens was , or would become , a Christian before marriage — or her influence would undoubtedly make him one afterwards ; and there could be no real harm , " she assured her , " provided she felt * Chap . 6. v . 14 . sufficient ...
... Pudens was , or would become , a Christian before marriage — or her influence would undoubtedly make him one afterwards ; and there could be no real harm , " she assured her , " provided she felt * Chap . 6. v . 14 . sufficient ...
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... Pudens , or her connection with the church - her love , or her religion - her happiness here , or her bliss hereafter ! It is not of course for us to describe the alternations of this conflict , which were known only to herself and her ...
... Pudens , or her connection with the church - her love , or her religion - her happiness here , or her bliss hereafter ! It is not of course for us to describe the alternations of this conflict , which were known only to herself and her ...
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