The Lady of the Manor: Being a Series of Conversations on the Subject of Confirmation : Intended for the Use of the Middle and Higher Rank of Young Females, Volume 5Towar, J. & D.M. Hogan, 1831 - Conduct of life |
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... grandmother , who had long desired to see me , and who was a person in every respect qualified for the charge of me . I was seventeen when I arrived in England ; on which , I proceeded immediately to my grandmother's dwelling , which ...
... grandmother , who had long desired to see me , and who was a person in every respect qualified for the charge of me . I was seventeen when I arrived in England ; on which , I proceeded immediately to my grandmother's dwelling , which ...
Page 158
... grandmother's house , when , after having been driven along for a considerable way through a rural street , we approached the gates of her garden . I still recollect with a kind of pathetic pleasure , the scene which presented itself ...
... grandmother's house , when , after having been driven along for a considerable way through a rural street , we approached the gates of her garden . I still recollect with a kind of pathetic pleasure , the scene which presented itself ...
Page 159
... grandmother's feet , and taken my seat by her side on a sofa , before I fell into some very uneasy reflections , of the nature of which I shall take oc- casion to speak at a future time . My grandmother embraced the earliest opportunity ...
... grandmother's feet , and taken my seat by her side on a sofa , before I fell into some very uneasy reflections , of the nature of which I shall take oc- casion to speak at a future time . My grandmother embraced the earliest opportunity ...
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... grandmother said , and as much as to say , " Yes , Caroline , you must love him ; it is quite necessary that you ... grandmother's . I remembered that , though occupied in talking upon other subjects , I was all the time busily engaged ...
... grandmother said , and as much as to say , " Yes , Caroline , you must love him ; it is quite necessary that you ... grandmother's . I remembered that , though occupied in talking upon other subjects , I was all the time busily engaged ...
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... grandmother spent her mornings . Here , in this room , which was in a retired part of the house , and which opened towards a shadowy part of the garden , I saw a musical instrument , and several music - books , several drawings of my ...
... grandmother spent her mornings . Here , in this room , which was in a retired part of the house , and which opened towards a shadowy part of the garden , I saw a musical instrument , and several music - books , several drawings of my ...
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