Cecilia: Or, Memoirs of an Heiress, Volume 1G. Bell and sons, 1890 |
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... Beverley . Her son is menaced with " the censure of mankind , the renunciation of his family , and the curses of his father . " If Miss Burney meant to draw a violent , unreasonable woman , with a confused mind , she succeeded . She ...
... Beverley . Her son is menaced with " the censure of mankind , the renunciation of his family , and the curses of his father . " If Miss Burney meant to draw a violent , unreasonable woman , with a confused mind , she succeeded . She ...
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... Miss Beverley will experience , upon the new scenes she will see , the new acquaintance she must make , and the new connections she may form , you will not wonder at the anxiety of a friend for her welfare . " " But I presume , " cried ...
... Miss Beverley will experience , upon the new scenes she will see , the new acquaintance she must make , and the new connections she may form , you will not wonder at the anxiety of a friend for her welfare . " " But I presume , " cried ...
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... Miss Beverley , " cried Mr. Harrel , " will you now venture to accompany me to town ? Or has Mr. Monckton frightened you from proceeding any further ? " 66 ' If , " replied Cecilia , " I felt no more sorrow in quitting my friends , than ...
... Miss Beverley , " cried Mr. Harrel , " will you now venture to accompany me to town ? Or has Mr. Monckton frightened you from proceeding any further ? " 66 ' If , " replied Cecilia , " I felt no more sorrow in quitting my friends , than ...
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... Miss Larolles , too happy in talking herself to be offended at the silence of another , continued her narration . 66 ... Beverley but himself . " " I cannot hope , " said Mr. Arnott , " that I have any place in the recollection of Miss ...
... Miss Larolles , too happy in talking herself to be offended at the silence of another , continued her narration . 66 ... Beverley but himself . " " I cannot hope , " said Mr. Arnott , " that I have any place in the recollection of Miss ...
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... Miss Beverley for a playfellow , who can wonder that he anticipates in youth the hopeless wishes of age ? " " Here Miss Larolles , who was one of that numerous tribe of young ladies to whom all conversation is irksome in which they are ...
... Miss Beverley for a playfellow , who can wonder that he anticipates in youth the hopeless wishes of age ? " " Here Miss Larolles , who was one of that numerous tribe of young ladies to whom all conversation is irksome in which they are ...
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