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Page 142
... Lady M'Adam , in the nick of time to see the pert minx currying favour with her betters . The Duchess looked somewhat annoyed by the interruption , but she received Lady Lavinia very civilly . Lady Lavinia ( eighth daughter of the late ...
... Lady M'Adam , in the nick of time to see the pert minx currying favour with her betters . The Duchess looked somewhat annoyed by the interruption , but she received Lady Lavinia very civilly . Lady Lavinia ( eighth daughter of the late ...
Page 146
... lady admirers felt remarkably com- fortable under his ministrations , and agreed with him that those who questioned ... M'Adam , of whom more anon ; but his only " converts " at present were Lady Lavinia , her friend Miss Scheimes , and old ...
... lady admirers felt remarkably com- fortable under his ministrations , and agreed with him that those who questioned ... M'Adam , of whom more anon ; but his only " converts " at present were Lady Lavinia , her friend Miss Scheimes , and old ...
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... Lady M'Adam , it will be proper to inform the reader of some of the antecedents of that bright orange luminary and devoted disciple of the great Mr. Moodle . Clara M'Dougal , then , was the only daughter of a worthy pork - merchant of ...
... Lady M'Adam , it will be proper to inform the reader of some of the antecedents of that bright orange luminary and devoted disciple of the great Mr. Moodle . Clara M'Dougal , then , was the only daughter of a worthy pork - merchant of ...
Page 171
... Lady Rathmullen , who was known to have fitted up an oratory in her own private apartments ? Why didn't he leave ... M'Adam , who was not a Churchwoman at all ? The widow's other consolation was to sit and talk scandal with her dear Christian ...
... Lady Rathmullen , who was known to have fitted up an oratory in her own private apartments ? Why didn't he leave ... M'Adam , who was not a Churchwoman at all ? The widow's other consolation was to sit and talk scandal with her dear Christian ...
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Greville John Chester. talk scandal with her dear Christian friends , Lady Lavinia Gathercole and Miss Helen Scheimes . This ... Lady M'Adam had still a share in the whiskey business ; had a very substantial jointure 172 EVELYN MANWARING .
Greville John Chester. talk scandal with her dear Christian friends , Lady Lavinia Gathercole and Miss Helen Scheimes . This ... Lady M'Adam had still a share in the whiskey business ; had a very substantial jointure 172 EVELYN MANWARING .
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Page 203 - Yet, ere we part, one lesson I can leave you For every day. Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever ; Do noble things, not dream them, all day long : And so make life, death, and that vast for-ever One grand, sweet song.
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Page 135 - Question — divide, bah ! bah ! the house divided. 192] [193 college of Physicians, and doomed ' him to two years' additional study, if he intended to try his fortune at the bar — and all this merely because he was not a member of the church of England, although his acquirements might be such as would reflect honour on any University in which he might graduate? With respect to the...