Miss Aylmer; or, The maid's husband |
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... means he gained it ; and , eternally , look and speak with the same desires and affections , though with greater freedom . " It has been observed by experienced people , that the soul contracts a sort of blindness by loving ; but the ...
... means he gained it ; and , eternally , look and speak with the same desires and affections , though with greater freedom . " It has been observed by experienced people , that the soul contracts a sort of blindness by loving ; but the ...
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... mean ? Those , surely , are not your own sentiments ? " There was self - applause in the solemn bow of assent Rosalind returned to the question . " Well , but if your own sentiments , you certainly never ex- pect to get them realised ...
... mean ? Those , surely , are not your own sentiments ? " There was self - applause in the solemn bow of assent Rosalind returned to the question . " Well , but if your own sentiments , you certainly never ex- pect to get them realised ...
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... not where to find it . " " What were your objections to Mr. Thing- amy ? " asked Mrs Milman abruptly . " I should say he was something superior . I mean Mr. Worthington . Your father liked him ; everybody liked THE MAID'S HUSBAND . 63.
... not where to find it . " " What were your objections to Mr. Thing- amy ? " asked Mrs Milman abruptly . " I should say he was something superior . I mean Mr. Worthington . Your father liked him ; everybody liked THE MAID'S HUSBAND . 63.
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... merely brought him forward to express how little gratified I was by Mr. Worthington's de- votions . Let me then live on , unloving and unloved , until I meet the being who alone will suit me ; and , in the mean time , 64 MISS AYLMER : OR ,
... merely brought him forward to express how little gratified I was by Mr. Worthington's de- votions . Let me then live on , unloving and unloved , until I meet the being who alone will suit me ; and , in the mean time , 64 MISS AYLMER : OR ,
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... mean time , let us ring for our shawls , " and she glided across the room in all the buoyancy of youth , as she spoke , " and amuse ourselves in exploring all the beau- ties of the country . " CHAPTER V. " But wild ambition loves to ...
... mean time , let us ring for our shawls , " and she glided across the room in all the buoyancy of youth , as she spoke , " and amuse ourselves in exploring all the beau- ties of the country . " CHAPTER V. " But wild ambition loves to ...
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Сторінка 59 - ... to travel round their circle with perpetual success and peace and love! It is when a woman has attained this inward mastery, that she truly makes the husband whom she loves a master: her attention will acquire all sorts of knowledge; her activity will turn them all to profit. Thus is she dependent upon no one; and she procures her husband genuine independence, that which is interior and domestic: whatever he possesses, he beholds secured; what he earns, well employed...
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Сторінка 59 - ... her activity will turn them all to profit. Thus is she dependent upon no one ; and she procures her husband genuine independence, that which is interior and domestic : whatever he possesses, he beholds secured ; what he earns, well employed ; and thus he can direct his mind to lofty objects, and if fortune favours, he may act in the state the same character which so well becomes his wife at home.
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