Novels and Miscellaneous Works: With Prefaces and Notes, Including Those Attributed to Sir Walter Scott, Volume 4G. Bell and Sons, 1724 |
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... hope of preserving your fortunes , or restoring them after any disaster , never , ladies , marry a fool ; any husband rather than a fool ; with some other husbands you may be unhappy , but with a fool you will be miserable ; with ...
... hope of preserving your fortunes , or restoring them after any disaster , never , ladies , marry a fool ; any husband rather than a fool ; with some other husbands you may be unhappy , but with a fool you will be miserable ; with ...
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... hope or expectation of seeing him any more ; and indeed , if I had , he was the man , of all the men in the world , the least able to help me , or to have turned his hand to the gaining one shilling towards lessening our distress ; he ...
... hope or expectation of seeing him any more ; and indeed , if I had , he was the man , of all the men in the world , the least able to help me , or to have turned his hand to the gaining one shilling towards lessening our distress ; he ...
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... hope you do not think such a thing of me , madam , says the poor woman , but I went this morning to , to see my old mistress and benefactor , for she had been very kind to me , and when I came to the door , I found all fast locked and ...
... hope you do not think such a thing of me , madam , says the poor woman , but I went this morning to , to see my old mistress and benefactor , for she had been very kind to me , and when I came to the door , I found all fast locked and ...
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... hope you won't deny him if he should offer it . What d'ye mean by that , hussy ? said I ; no , I'd starve first . I hope not , madam , I hope you would be wiser ; I'm sure if he will set you up , as he talks of , you ought to deny him ...
... hope you won't deny him if he should offer it . What d'ye mean by that , hussy ? said I ; no , I'd starve first . I hope not , madam , I hope you would be wiser ; I'm sure if he will set you up , as he talks of , you ought to deny him ...
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... hope he won't desire anything of that kind of me , I hope he won't attempt it ; if he does , I know not what to say to him . Not ask you , says Amy ; depend upon it he will ask you , and you will grant it too ; I am sure my mistress is ...
... hope he won't desire anything of that kind of me , I hope he won't attempt it ; if he does , I know not what to say to him . Not ask you , says Amy ; depend upon it he will ask you , and you will grant it too ; I am sure my mistress is ...
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