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There are persons , who , having had much experience of life , and possessing ,
moreover , a natural insight into character , are enabled at once to form a shrewd
and almost an accurate idea of the state of mind and habits of all who come ...
There are persons , who , having had much experience of life , and possessing ,
moreover , a natural insight into character , are enabled at once to form a shrewd
and almost an accurate idea of the state of mind and habits of all who come ...
Page 39
I do not precisely recollect the words of this panegyric ; but its tendency was to
exalt the heathen character , the heathen genius , the heathen taste , and even
the heathen morals , above those of the Christian world . He represented their ...
I do not precisely recollect the words of this panegyric ; but its tendency was to
exalt the heathen character , the heathen genius , the heathen taste , and even
the heathen morals , above those of the Christian world . He represented their ...
Page 50
Thus my father and I reasoned about the expression of this child's countenance ,
being incapable at that time , and for a long while afterwards , of appreciating his
real character , which was that , I have every reason to think , of one truly ...
Thus my father and I reasoned about the expression of this child's countenance ,
being incapable at that time , and for a long while afterwards , of appreciating his
real character , which was that , I have every reason to think , of one truly ...
Page 104
It was , therefore , no wonder that she was a favourite with her governesses ,
although her character , if minutely looked into , would have presented very few if
any marks of real excellence . Like other school girls of ordinary character , Anna
...
It was , therefore , no wonder that she was a favourite with her governesses ,
although her character , if minutely looked into , would have presented very few if
any marks of real excellence . Like other school girls of ordinary character , Anna
...
Page 154
... as a religious character and a superior preacher ; and , although by some he
was said to be a little singular , his character was of consequence enough to
make Miss Parker wish to give some of her friends an opportunity of seeing him .
... as a religious character and a superior preacher ; and , although by some he
was said to be a little singular , his character was of consequence enough to
make Miss Parker wish to give some of her friends an opportunity of seeing him .
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| Title | The Lady of the Manor, 3. köide The Lady of the Manor, Mary Martha Sherwood |
| Author | Mary Martha Sherwood |
| Edition | 4 |
| Publisher | Houlston and Stoneman, 1841 |
| Original from | University of Minnesota |
| Digitized | 25 nov. 2014 |
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