The British Novelists: With an Essay, and Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Band 49,Teil 1F. C. and J. Rivington, 1820 |
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... Vincent , who came to Oakly Park during the first week of Be- linda's visit , and who staid there during the whole succeeding month of felicity . Mr. Vincent was a Creole ; he was about two - and - twenty 2A2 DOMESTIC HAPPINESS . 267 ...
... Vincent , who came to Oakly Park during the first week of Be- linda's visit , and who staid there during the whole succeeding month of felicity . Mr. Vincent was a Creole ; he was about two - and - twenty 2A2 DOMESTIC HAPPINESS . 267 ...
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... Vincent , and managed so well , that his ward when he arrived at the age of twenty - one did not feel relieved from any restraint . On the contrary , his attachment to his guardian increased from that period , when the laws gave him ...
... Vincent , and managed so well , that his ward when he arrived at the age of twenty - one did not feel relieved from any restraint . On the contrary , his attachment to his guardian increased from that period , when the laws gave him ...
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... Vincent's first fixing his favourable atten- tion on Miss Portman . He had a black servant of the name of Juba , who was extremely attached to him : he had known Juba from a boy , and had brought him over with him , when he first came ...
... Vincent's first fixing his favourable atten- tion on Miss Portman . He had a black servant of the name of Juba , who was extremely attached to him : he had known Juba from a boy , and had brought him over with him , when he first came ...
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... Vincent knew that he was passionately fond of music ; and having heard him once express a wish for a tambourine , he gave him one : but Juba never played upon it , and his spirits seemed every day to grow worse and worse . This ...
... Vincent knew that he was passionately fond of music ; and having heard him once express a wish for a tambourine , he gave him one : but Juba never played upon it , and his spirits seemed every day to grow worse and worse . This ...
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... Vincent , I will defend you : if any body have injured , or if you dread that any body will injure you , trust to me , I will protect you . Ah , massa , you no can ! Me die if me go back ! Me no can say word more ; and he put his finger ...
... Vincent , I will defend you : if any body have injured , or if you dread that any body will injure you , trust to me , I will protect you . Ah , massa , you no can ! Me die if me go back ! Me no can say word more ; and he put his finger ...
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acquaintance admiration affection afraid assured aunt Stanhope beauty believe Belinda Portman better Champfort character charming cival Clarence Hervey Clary convinced cour cried Lady Delacour curricle d-mme dear Belinda dear Lady Delacour delicacy door dress exclaimed eyes favour feel gentleman girl give gold fishes guineas hand happy Harriot Freke Harrowgate hear heard heart Helena Hervey's honour hope instant Juba knew lacour Lady Anne Percival Lady Dela ladyship laudanum laugh Lawless linda look Lord Delacour lordship Luttridge Luttridge's ma'am macaw manner Marriott marry ment mind Miss Port Miss Portman morning muse never niece Oakly Park opinion poor racter rence Hervey Rochfort secret seen sense Serpentine river Sir Philip Baddely smile soon speak spoke Stanhope's sure taste tell thing thought tion told tone tragic muse turned Vincent voice whilst wish woman words XLIX young lady
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Seite 202 - Still to be neat, still to be drest, As you were going to a feast ; Still to be powdered, still perfumed: Lady, it is to be presumed, Though art's hid causes are not found, All is not sweet, all is not sound. Give me a look, give me a face; That makes simplicity a grace ; Robes loosely flowing, hair as free : Such sweet neglect more taketh me, Than all the adulteries of art ; They strike mine eyes, but not my heart.
Seite 282 - Drapery, if you ask me my opinion," cried Mrs Freke, "drapery, whether wet or dry, is the most confoundedly indecent thing in the world." "That depends on public opinion, I allow," said Mr Percival. "The Lacedaemonian ladies, who were veiled only by public opinion, were better covered from profane eyes, than some English ladies are in wet drapery.