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The lady , however , for whom he fought , did not reward her knight as she ought
to have done , but soon after married another man with a larger fortune ; upon
which he forswore society in a great measure , and though he continued for
several ...
The lady , however , for whom he fought , did not reward her knight as she ought
to have done , but soon after married another man with a larger fortune ; upon
which he forswore society in a great measure , and though he continued for
several ...
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The hero and heroine are to be married , and they are at a loss how to get it put
off till the fifth act .'* You will see , sir , how the last scene will wind it up .'— Oh ! I
have no doubt , sir , that it will end at the dropping of the curtain . ' Before the ...
The hero and heroine are to be married , and they are at a loss how to get it put
off till the fifth act .'* You will see , sir , how the last scene will wind it up .'— Oh ! I
have no doubt , sir , that it will end at the dropping of the curtain . ' Before the ...
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When I married my Maria , engaged to her by that esteem which an acquaintance
almost from infancy had produced , I knew not half her worth . The situation in
which she was now placed brought to my view many points of excellence which ...
When I married my Maria , engaged to her by that esteem which an acquaintance
almost from infancy had produced , I knew not half her worth . The situation in
which she was now placed brought to my view many points of excellence which ...
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The story is too long for my recital at present ; nor can I yet easily bear its
recollection- let me only tell you that she had forgotten Hortensius , and six weeks
before my arrival had married a young coxcomb , who in reality had nothing but
what ...
The story is too long for my recital at present ; nor can I yet easily bear its
recollection- let me only tell you that she had forgotten Hortensius , and six weeks
before my arrival had married a young coxcomb , who in reality had nothing but
what ...
Page 68
When he was about fifty years of age , he came to a resolution to marry some
beautiful young lady , of an honourable ... method of doing this , he received the
unwelcome news , that his intended bride had married an Irish fortune - hunter .
When he was about fifty years of age , he came to a resolution to marry some
beautiful young lady , of an honourable ... method of doing this , he received the
unwelcome news , that his intended bride had married an Irish fortune - hunter .
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| Title | The British Essayists: Lounger Volume 30 of The British Essayists, James Ferguson Volume 30 of The British Essayists: With Prefaces, Biographical, Historical, and Critical, James Ferguson |
| Editor | James Ferguson |
| Contributor | James Ferguson |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | J. Richardson and Company, 1823 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 11 Jan 2006 |
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