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Page 37
... better judgment , and made his wife the confidant of his distress , she would have reliev- ed his mind from half the load which oppressed it . In her kindred bosom he would have found a place to repose his sorrows ; and whilst her ...
... better judgment , and made his wife the confidant of his distress , she would have reliev- ed his mind from half the load which oppressed it . In her kindred bosom he would have found a place to repose his sorrows ; and whilst her ...
Page 56
... better things than that of Abel ; " and C sleep ; For , ' says he , ' I know not what to do . ' I told him , that , as a guilty sinner , he ought to believe in Jesus Christ ; for he could do nothing of himself as he ought , but that ...
... better things than that of Abel ; " and C sleep ; For , ' says he , ' I know not what to do . ' I told him , that , as a guilty sinner , he ought to believe in Jesus Christ ; for he could do nothing of himself as he ought , but that ...
Page 74
... better than an idiot , and would often have fallen into the fire , and been burned to death , but for her daughter's timely assistance . It was after an accident of this kind , that Jane first took courage to remonstrate with her mother ...
... better than an idiot , and would often have fallen into the fire , and been burned to death , but for her daughter's timely assistance . It was after an accident of this kind , that Jane first took courage to remonstrate with her mother ...
Page 87
... better man than I have been . But I am now exhausted , and must be quiet for a while ; and , in the meantime , wish you both to go to bed and take a little rest after your journey . " Mrs. Morton would not leave her husband's room , but ...
... better man than I have been . But I am now exhausted , and must be quiet for a while ; and , in the meantime , wish you both to go to bed and take a little rest after your journey . " Mrs. Morton would not leave her husband's room , but ...
Page 97
... better than Pamela : moreover , both Cats - skin and Cinder- ella got lords to their husbands , though , like you , they were obliged to sit among dirt and rubbish the whole day long . " Mary was very willing to assent to this stuff ...
... better than Pamela : moreover , both Cats - skin and Cinder- ella got lords to their husbands , though , like you , they were obliged to sit among dirt and rubbish the whole day long . " Mary was very willing to assent to this stuff ...
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