Temple Bar, Том 31Ward and Lock, 1871 |
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... girl of sixteen , his wife . She is , but scarcely looks , above the middle height of English women , has large well balanced shoulders , an exquisite waist - if judged by a sculptor's , not a corset - maker's standard - and decidedly ...
... girl of sixteen , his wife . She is , but scarcely looks , above the middle height of English women , has large well balanced shoulders , an exquisite waist - if judged by a sculptor's , not a corset - maker's standard - and decidedly ...
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... ! " But she turns , half mollified . A word can thaw , as a word can chill the girl , so long as the word be spoken by Theobald's lips . Mr. Theobald raises himself slightly from his reclining position , OUGHT WE TO VISIT HER ? 5.
... ! " But she turns , half mollified . A word can thaw , as a word can chill the girl , so long as the word be spoken by Theobald's lips . Mr. Theobald raises himself slightly from his reclining position , OUGHT WE TO VISIT HER ? 5.
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... girl , who is eating cakes and drinking afternoon coffee under the shadow of the lindens , is drunk to - day ! She shows , I must admit , few outward signs by which you could guess at her condition . Emma has been brought up in a school ...
... girl , who is eating cakes and drinking afternoon coffee under the shadow of the lindens , is drunk to - day ! She shows , I must admit , few outward signs by which you could guess at her condition . Emma has been brought up in a school ...
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... girl with thirty thousand pounds can surely afford to do without the foolish carnation hues and sparkling eyes which , to penniless maidens , are the all - in - all of existence . Her hair -well , I wish to speak tenderly of everything ...
... girl with thirty thousand pounds can surely afford to do without the foolish carnation hues and sparkling eyes which , to penniless maidens , are the all - in - all of existence . Her hair -well , I wish to speak tenderly of everything ...
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... girl's face ? Emma generally gets a sufficiency of partners at the Chalkshire balls ; but no man , Rawdon included ... girl in his arms . " " A little girl ! Ah , I think I do recollect hearing . . . It makes it additionally painful ...
... girl's face ? Emma generally gets a sufficiency of partners at the Chalkshire balls ; but no man , Rawdon included ... girl in his arms . " " A little girl ! Ah , I think I do recollect hearing . . . It makes it additionally painful ...
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