Retrospection: A TaleTaylor and Hessey, Fleet Street, 1821 - 230 pages |
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Page 7
... important a station as that of the mistress of a family , would feel the performance of her various duties more burdensome than the un- avoidable suspension of them . " A good wife is from the Lord ; " but she only RETROSPECTION . 7.
... important a station as that of the mistress of a family , would feel the performance of her various duties more burdensome than the un- avoidable suspension of them . " A good wife is from the Lord ; " but she only RETROSPECTION . 7.
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... important avocations . Now it unfortunately happened , that neither was my father a poet , nor my mother a poetess : the Muses had not instilled one particle of enthusiasm into their composition : it was reserved for their more ...
... important avocations . Now it unfortunately happened , that neither was my father a poet , nor my mother a poetess : the Muses had not instilled one particle of enthusiasm into their composition : it was reserved for their more ...
Page 21
... trying the salubrious air at Mr , Thoroughgood's farm . Although I had so great an idea of my own importance , as to conceive that the honour I conferred by my presence would amply repay all the hospitality of my hosts , RETROSPECTION . 21.
... trying the salubrious air at Mr , Thoroughgood's farm . Although I had so great an idea of my own importance , as to conceive that the honour I conferred by my presence would amply repay all the hospitality of my hosts , RETROSPECTION . 21.
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... important concerns , that I might have thought no more of the affair ; but for a casual cir- cumstance , which brought it to my recol- lection , accompanied by a rather unplea- sant feeling . Duing my visit , Mrs. Thoroughgood had a ...
... important concerns , that I might have thought no more of the affair ; but for a casual cir- cumstance , which brought it to my recol- lection , accompanied by a rather unplea- sant feeling . Duing my visit , Mrs. Thoroughgood had a ...
Page 36
... I was now constrained to admit the present instance as a decided exception to my general rule . In this important relation , the excellencies of Mrs. Thoroughgood's character shone conspicuous . Nor was the son 36 RETROSPECTION .
... I was now constrained to admit the present instance as a decided exception to my general rule . In this important relation , the excellencies of Mrs. Thoroughgood's character shone conspicuous . Nor was the son 36 RETROSPECTION .
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Page 136 - Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do : and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
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