The Lady of the Manor, 3. köideHoulston and Stoneman, 1841 |
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Page 30
... dress for this my first appearance in a royal circle ; and the sight of my own person in a large mirror , ( for there are few houses of any respecta- bility on the Continent which cannot boast a piece of furniture of this description ...
... dress for this my first appearance in a royal circle ; and the sight of my own person in a large mirror , ( for there are few houses of any respecta- bility on the Continent which cannot boast a piece of furniture of this description ...
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... dress at that period was extremely ri- diculous ; the heads of the ladies being branched forth with an exuberance of powdered curls , feathers , and flowers , while the lower parts of their costume not a little resembled the decorations ...
... dress at that period was extremely ri- diculous ; the heads of the ladies being branched forth with an exuberance of powdered curls , feathers , and flowers , while the lower parts of their costume not a little resembled the decorations ...
Page 90
... upper part of my father's dress in order to assist his breathing , which , it seems , was hardly perceptible . It was a question , I perceived , with all present , whether my beloved father was not actually dead 90 THE LADY OF THE MANOR .
... upper part of my father's dress in order to assist his breathing , which , it seems , was hardly perceptible . It was a question , I perceived , with all present , whether my beloved father was not actually dead 90 THE LADY OF THE MANOR .
Page 104
... dress , and visiting , either with her friend , or in company with her governesses . These twelve months of folly began immediately after the Christmas vacation ; and as they were the last twelve months to be spent at school , it was ...
... dress , and visiting , either with her friend , or in company with her governesses . These twelve months of folly began immediately after the Christmas vacation ; and as they were the last twelve months to be spent at school , it was ...
Page 105
... dress , company , and admiration , which hastens the destruction of thousands and tens of thou- sands of our fellow - creatures . Anna's unpleasant feelings about home were at length become so strong , that when , at the beginning of ...
... dress , company , and admiration , which hastens the destruction of thousands and tens of thou- sands of our fellow - creatures . Anna's unpleasant feelings about home were at length become so strong , that when , at the beginning of ...
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