Beatrice; or, The Wycherly family, Volume 1A.K. Newman, 1824 |
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admire Amherste's amuse Anne Wycherly asked ball Beatrice Wycherly Beatrice's beautiful Brundale calm Catherina count Bruhl countenance cousin Coxe curricle daugh daughter dear delight Dolgorucki door dowager endeavoured exclaimed eyes father Faulk fear feel felt Fitzroy girl give gone grandmamma hand happy hear heard heart Henniker herste Holt's hope Howitzer imagination Juliet knew lady Amherste lady Anne lady Holt letter look lord Garwin mademoiselle manner marriage mind Miss Amherste Miss Bacon Miss Faulkner Miss Flegge Miss Wycherly mother ness never once pain passed perceived pianoforte play pleasure portmanteau promised quadrille Quaker Religious Habit replied Sawbridge seemed shew silent sir John Hunter sir Thomas sister smile spect Stamford Stanton sure Susan Wycherly tears tell ther thing thought tion told trice truth turn voice Welitz William wish woman words young
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