The Life of Lady Guion, Volume 1Abraham Shearman, 1805 - 374 pages |
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Page 43
... Thither I betook my- . self for devotion ; and , for some time , carrying my breakfast thither every morning , hid it all behind his image ; for I was so much a child , that I thought I made a considerable sacrifice in depriving myself ...
... Thither I betook my- . self for devotion ; and , for some time , carrying my breakfast thither every morning , hid it all behind his image ; for I was so much a child , that I thought I made a considerable sacrifice in depriving myself ...
Page 89
... my mind inward , to make me feel thy presence . Oli infinite Goodness ! Thou wast so near , and I ran hither and thither seeking thee , and yet found thee not . My life was a burden to I CH . VIII . ] 89 LADY GUION .
... my mind inward , to make me feel thy presence . Oli infinite Goodness ! Thou wast so near , and I ran hither and thither seeking thee , and yet found thee not . My life was a burden to I CH . VIII . ] 89 LADY GUION .
Page 132
... thither , she ran to tell my mother - in - law and my husband . There needed no more to cha- grin them . Their invectives lasted the whole day . If a word escaped me in my own justification , it was enough to make them say , I was ...
... thither , she ran to tell my mother - in - law and my husband . There needed no more to cha- grin them . Their invectives lasted the whole day . If a word escaped me in my own justification , it was enough to make them say , I was ...
Page 135
... thither , asked me about it , I knew not what to say , at which he was angry . I went thither on purpose to remark every thing , in order to tell him about them ; and yet , when there , did not think of looking at them . I went thither ...
... thither , asked me about it , I knew not what to say , at which he was angry . I went thither on purpose to remark every thing , in order to tell him about them ; and yet , when there , did not think of looking at them . I went thither ...
Page 183
... thither she would not . If I said , " I durst not ask her to come , for fear of incommoding her , by changing her bed , " she replied , " It was only an excuse , because I would not have her to go ; and that I only went to be away from ...
... thither she would not . If I said , " I durst not ask her to come , for fear of incommoding her , by changing her bed , " she replied , " It was only an excuse , because I would not have her to go ; and that I only went to be away from ...
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