Black dwarf. Old mortalityA. Constable & Company, 1823 |
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Page 269
... Lady Margaret Bellenden had re- turned , in romantic phrase , malcontent and full of hea- viness , at the unexpected , and , as she deemed it , inde- lible affront , which had been brought upon her dignity , by the public miscarriage of ...
... Lady Margaret Bellenden had re- turned , in romantic phrase , malcontent and full of hea- viness , at the unexpected , and , as she deemed it , inde- lible affront , which had been brought upon her dignity , by the public miscarriage of ...
Page 270
... Lady Margaret's indigna- tion , or rather irritated , as usual , by restraint , had broke out repeatedly on her return homeward , until her grand- mother , in no shape imposed upon by the several fic- titious causes which the young lady ...
... Lady Margaret's indigna- tion , or rather irritated , as usual , by restraint , had broke out repeatedly on her return homeward , until her grand- mother , in no shape imposed upon by the several fic- titious causes which the young lady ...
Page 349
... Lady Margaret Bellenden's hand , who interests herself in your promotion , and you shall have a com- mission the ... lady's hand can never disgrace a gentleman ; but I would not kiss a man's , save the king's , to be made a general ...
... Lady Margaret Bellenden's hand , who interests herself in your promotion , and you shall have a com- mission the ... lady's hand can never disgrace a gentleman ; but I would not kiss a man's , save the king's , to be made a general ...
Common terms and phrases
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