The Letters of a Solitary Wanderer: The story of HenriettaSampson Low, 1800 |
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... woman ; for I can now behold the most dazzling beauty with indifference . It was not what are called accomplish- ments , for with thofe fhe is not eminently provided ; B4 provided ; but it was a fort of tender- nefs SOLITARY WANDERER . 7.
... woman ; for I can now behold the most dazzling beauty with indifference . It was not what are called accomplish- ments , for with thofe fhe is not eminently provided ; B4 provided ; but it was a fort of tender- nefs SOLITARY WANDERER . 7.
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... woman , who , having been left early her own miftrefs , found independence fo much more defirable than a matrimonial connection with any of thofe who offered , that she vo- funtarily became what is called an old maid ; and taking her ...
... woman , who , having been left early her own miftrefs , found independence fo much more defirable than a matrimonial connection with any of thofe who offered , that she vo- funtarily became what is called an old maid ; and taking her ...
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... woman , when Henrietta re- ceived letters from her father's agent , informing her of the death of her bro- ther , and his orders that she should im- mediately per- mediately come over to Jamaica . To thefe were SOLITARY WANDERER . 17.
... woman , when Henrietta re- ceived letters from her father's agent , informing her of the death of her bro- ther , and his orders that she should im- mediately per- mediately come over to Jamaica . To thefe were SOLITARY WANDERER . 17.
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... unfhaken : and vexed be- yond all endurance at the influence which I found an artful woman had ob- tained over fo good an understanding as Henrietta Henrietta poffeffed , I was rafh enough to declare to SOLITARY WANDERER . 21.
... unfhaken : and vexed be- yond all endurance at the influence which I found an artful woman had ob- tained over fo good an understanding as Henrietta Henrietta poffeffed , I was rafh enough to declare to SOLITARY WANDERER . 21.
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... woman was utterly hateful to me ; and calling me afide , he afked me if I did not fee what he was at ? " The devil fly away with her ! " faid he , " fhe's as cunning ashis dam . Why , no wonder the gentlewoman wants to take Mifs in tow ...
... woman was utterly hateful to me ; and calling me afide , he afked me if I did not fee what he was at ? " The devil fly away with her ! " faid he , " fhe's as cunning ashis dam . Why , no wonder the gentlewoman wants to take Mifs in tow ...
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affection affured againſt almoft Amponah anſwer appeared apprehenfions Apthorp became becauſe confequence confiderable confidered daugh defcribe defire Denbigh dread eftate endeavoured Engliſh eſcape fafe fafety faid fame father fear feemed feen felf felt fent fervant feven fhall fhip fhould fifter filence fince firft firſt fituation flaves fome foon fortune fpeak fpirits fpoke ftill ftrange fuch fuffered fuppofed furely haftened heard heart Henrietta herſelf himſelf houfe houſe ifland imagined impoffible increaſed Jamaica knew laft leaſt lefs liftened loft mafter Maroons marriage Maynard ment mifery Mifs mind moft moſt mother muft mulatto muſt myſelf neceffary negroes never occafioned paffed perfon perfuaded pleaſure poffeffed poffible poor prefent purpoſe queſtion reafon recollection refidence refolution rietta ſeemed ſhe ſpeak ſtate thefe themſelves ther theſe thofe thoſe thought told underſtand unhappy uſed Warley Weft whofe whoſe wife wifh woman worfe wretched
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Сторінка 61 - My father's ftrange refolution to raife a dependent to the rank of bis fonin-law ; to make the fortune of a man in humble life wholly dependent on, and owing every thing to him.