The Story of My Wardship, 1. köideRichard Bentley, 1856 |
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... in my mind - this bright young creature , and connected it with all that is sunny and fair on earth ; and as I did so , I looked backward ever on the silvery B 3 OF MY WARDSHIP . 9 He soon grew weary, however, of life in ...
... in my mind - this bright young creature , and connected it with all that is sunny and fair on earth ; and as I did so , I looked backward ever on the silvery B 3 OF MY WARDSHIP . 9 He soon grew weary, however, of life in ...
Page 10
... looked ! the leaden sky - the dingy houses — the dirty streets - the dark dresses ! Dreary - dreary I felt when I found myself on the evening of a wretched day , newly arrived at the house of the guardian to whose care I was consigned ...
... looked ! the leaden sky - the dingy houses — the dirty streets - the dark dresses ! Dreary - dreary I felt when I found myself on the evening of a wretched day , newly arrived at the house of the guardian to whose care I was consigned ...
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... roses -the villas that studded the banks were nestled in foliage , and each looked , in itself , a Paradise . Geneva , dear old town , had stuck forward a row of staring warehouses , as if ashamed of OF MY WARDSHIP . 17.
... roses -the villas that studded the banks were nestled in foliage , and each looked , in itself , a Paradise . Geneva , dear old town , had stuck forward a row of staring warehouses , as if ashamed of OF MY WARDSHIP . 17.
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... looked searchingly at me when I enquired , as I felt in duty bound , for Lady D'Arville , and knitting his brow , made some indistinct reply . I thought him more disagreeable in man- ner than ever , and when I found that the purpose of ...
... looked searchingly at me when I enquired , as I felt in duty bound , for Lady D'Arville , and knitting his brow , made some indistinct reply . I thought him more disagreeable in man- ner than ever , and when I found that the purpose of ...
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... looked so blue , so high , so beautiful ! The lake seemed more pellucid — the sloping margin greener than ever . I went down to the boat - house , bid a tearful adieu to Madeleine , the blanchisseuse -wandered in the gardens , lingered ...
... looked so blue , so high , so beautiful ! The lake seemed more pellucid — the sloping margin greener than ever . I went down to the boat - house , bid a tearful adieu to Madeleine , the blanchisseuse -wandered in the gardens , lingered ...
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