Lucinda Osburn: A Novel ...Whitestone, Byrne, Lewis, Jones, Halpen., 1787 |
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abſolutely Adieu affure almoſt alſo amiable anſwer aſk believe beloved beſt buſineſs cauſe confeſs courſe creature cried dear Lucinda dear Madam dear Miſs Selwyn dear mother dearest diſtreſs doubt endeavour eſteem expreſs faid father fear filly fince fincerely firſt fituation flatter fome foon fuch fuffer fure give hand happy heart Heaven hopes inſtantly intereſting James JAMES CROFTS juſt kindly Lady Ofmond Lady Selwyn Ladyſhip laſt leſs letter look Lord Leinſter Lord Ofmond Lordſhip loſs lovely moſt muſt myſelf never obſerved occafion perfuaded perſon pleaſe your Honour pleaſure poffible poor Lucinda poſitively poſſible prefume preſent promiſed purpoſe reaſon reſpect ſaid ſay ſcarce ſee ſeen ſenſe ſenſible ſentiments ſervant ſet ſhall ſhare ſhe ſhip ſhock ſhould ſince Sir Harry ſome ſpare ſpirits ſpite ſtarted ſtate ſtill ſtory ſubject ſuch ſuppoſe ſure ſweet tell theſe thing thoſe thought wiſhed your's
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Page 216 - Heaven denies me the confolation of yourfelf to fupport my fpirits in this trying hour, fhall fupply your loved place." She took it from its cafe, with a locket, in which was fome of her mother's hair, mixed ,-with fome of her father's.^ a ring too of...
Page 218 - Forgive me, my Lord, for having fo long delayed to acquaint you with the truth; I referved it till after I had given you my hand; flattering myfelf, revealing it then would be an Agreeable furprife, not only to you, but feme other of my kind friends:—it was not, my Lord —bis name was Afton. Overpowered with...
Page 217 - I never faw her fo awkward.—Every one fmiled at this fally, and faw my motive ;— I wifhed to break the formality of the fcene :—- But ah!
Page 216 - I think; come, produce him, child ; as he fhall pofitively go on : fince we cannot have him with us on this joyous occafion, I am determined his refemblance feall be of the party; fo get up and fetch it.
Page 217 - For God's fake ! tell me, my beloved creature, where you got this picture !" with fuch emotions, that his voice faultered as he fpoke, and his colour changed at every word.
Page 217 - Tent for us already. She was ftill fiddling about them, when we entered the drawing-room, glad of any employment I believe as an excufe for for not looking at the company : Lord Lcinfter flew to lead her to a feat.
Page 218 - Afton, Afton!" exclaimed he, clafping the dear terrified creature to his heart; " great God of heaven and .earth, what do I bear! do I then live to hold thee, thus, my darling child! my dear, my long loft, my long lamented daughter!
Page 218 - Your father! exclaimed his Lordfhip, raifing his eyes to heaven, and clafpmg his hands with the utmoft aftonifhment in bis countenance :—" Your -father !" fakl he, again and again, feizing her hand, and fixing his eyes upon it...
Page 216 - What now, my dear !—?— did .you thenfimpjy imagine the hours were to' lland ftill to-day ?— My life for it, my Lord is .at this moment chiding them for the flownsfs of their motions.-— Come, come, every foul is waiting for us, and have been this hour.