Retrospection: A TaleTaylor and Hessey, Fleet Street, 1821 - 230 pages |
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... them into his pocket ; and sped him home to the parsonage , where , for several evenings , the attention of the family was engaged by listening to the following narrative . CHAPTER I. THE changing scenes of life are over ; 4 RETROSPECTION .
... them into his pocket ; and sped him home to the parsonage , where , for several evenings , the attention of the family was engaged by listening to the following narrative . CHAPTER I. THE changing scenes of life are over ; 4 RETROSPECTION .
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... attention to what was passing in his family , he must soon have discovered that his new wife was a designing woman ; and that , notwithstanding external appearances , her dispositions towards me were by no means friendly but her general ...
... attention to what was passing in his family , he must soon have discovered that his new wife was a designing woman ; and that , notwithstanding external appearances , her dispositions towards me were by no means friendly but her general ...
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... she omit to pay particular attention to my habits and manners : pro- fessing the most sincere zeal for my good , and making many declarations of her friendly concern on my account , she suf- fered scarcely RETROSPECTION . 55.
... she omit to pay particular attention to my habits and manners : pro- fessing the most sincere zeal for my good , and making many declarations of her friendly concern on my account , she suf- fered scarcely RETROSPECTION . 55.
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... , however , at facing my friends and ac- quaintance , in the recollection of my recent flight from home , had I not hoped · that their attention would be diverted by my present unexpected E 2 RETROSPECTION . 75 : ...
... , however , at facing my friends and ac- quaintance , in the recollection of my recent flight from home , had I not hoped · that their attention would be diverted by my present unexpected E 2 RETROSPECTION . 75 : ...
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A Tale Mrs. Taylor (Ann Martin). that their attention would be diverted by my present unexpected circumstances . To my great surprise , I found , that my external reinstatement in my father's favour had not produced the effect I had ...
A Tale Mrs. Taylor (Ann Martin). that their attention would be diverted by my present unexpected circumstances . To my great surprise , I found , that my external reinstatement in my father's favour had not produced the effect I had ...
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