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Page 43
Cive me leave to subscribe myself , • Your unfortunate , ( humble servant ,
CELINDA . I had it in my thoughts , before I received the letter of this lady , to
consider this dreadful passion in the mind of a woman ; and the smart she seems
to feel ...
Cive me leave to subscribe myself , • Your unfortunate , ( humble servant ,
CELINDA . I had it in my thoughts , before I received the letter of this lady , to
consider this dreadful passion in the mind of a woman ; and the smart she seems
to feel ...
Page 61
I leave " this to your consideration , only take leave ( which I cannot do without
sighing ) to remark to you , that o if this had been the sense of mankind thirty
years « ago , I should have avoided a life spent in poverty and shame . • I am , Sir
...
I leave " this to your consideration , only take leave ( which I cannot do without
sighing ) to remark to you , that o if this had been the sense of mankind thirty
years « ago , I should have avoided a life spent in poverty and shame . • I am , Sir
...
Page 93
Give me leave , Sir , to give you my history . You are to know that I am a daughter
of a man of a good reputation , tenant to a man of quality . The " heir of this great
house took it in his head to cast a favourable eye upon me , and succeeded .
Give me leave , Sir , to give you my history . You are to know that I am a daughter
of a man of a good reputation , tenant to a man of quality . The " heir of this great
house took it in his head to cast a favourable eye upon me , and succeeded .
Page 104
It is not in the power of all men to leave illustrious names or great fortunes to their
posterity , but they can very much conduce to their having industry , probity ,
valour , and justice : it is in every man's power to leave his son the honour of ...
It is not in the power of all men to leave illustrious names or great fortunes to their
posterity , but they can very much conduce to their having industry , probity ,
valour , and justice : it is in every man's power to leave his son the honour of ...
Page 222
This per• haps is such language as you may not expect from a young lady ; but
my happiness is at stake , and I must talk plainly . I mortally hate you ; and so , as
you and my father agree , you may take me or « leave me : but if you will be so ...
This per• haps is such language as you may not expect from a young lady ; but
my happiness is at stake , and I must talk plainly . I mortally hate you ; and so , as
you and my father agree , you may take me or « leave me : but if you will be so ...
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Page 35 - When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me: Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Page 343 - Haste thee, nymph, and bring with thee Jest and youthful Jollity, Quips and cranks, and wanton wiles, Nods and becks, and wreathed smiles, Such as hang on Hebe's cheek, And love to live in dimple sleek, Sport that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter holding both his sides, Come, and trip it as you go On the light fantastic toe...
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| Title | Select British Classics, Volume 13 Select British Classics |
| Publisher | J. Conrad, 1803 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 4 Nov 2006 |
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