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... heart ' of which Gilbert speaks in his account of his brother's life were symptoms of this disease , not , as he ... heart more truly wish'd it . – I have been very much indebted , since that time , to your story and sentiments ...
... heart ' of which Gilbert speaks in his account of his brother's life were symptoms of this disease , not , as he ... heart more truly wish'd it . – I have been very much indebted , since that time , to your story and sentiments ...
Page 70
... heart I despise and detest . ' Tis this , and this alone , that endears economy to me . In the matter of books , indeed , I am very profuse . My favourite authors are of the sentim1 kind , such as Shenstone , particularly his Elegies ...
... heart I despise and detest . ' Tis this , and this alone , that endears economy to me . In the matter of books , indeed , I am very profuse . My favourite authors are of the sentim1 kind , such as Shenstone , particularly his Elegies ...
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... hearts this day converts O ' sinners and o ' Lasses ! and There's some are fou o ' love divine ; There's some are fou o ' brandy . In using theological terms to describe the softening of the girls ' hearts— Their hearts o ' stane gin ...
... hearts this day converts O ' sinners and o ' Lasses ! and There's some are fou o ' love divine ; There's some are fou o ' brandy . In using theological terms to describe the softening of the girls ' hearts— Their hearts o ' stane gin ...
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