The Old CommodoreRoutledge, Warne, and Routledge, 1863 - 311 pages |
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... lady was relieved from all trouble of the sort ; for Miss Rebecca took care that disorder should reign paramount through every apartmens in the mansion , from the cellars to the ... Lady Astell . She had accustomed B 2 THE OLD COMMODORE . 15.
... lady was relieved from all trouble of the sort ; for Miss Rebecca took care that disorder should reign paramount through every apartmens in the mansion , from the cellars to the ... Lady Astell . She had accustomed B 2 THE OLD COMMODORE . 15.
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Edward Howard. loveliness , it was Lady Astell . She had accustomed herself to say of every subject , " Is it strictly and purely right ? if so , it must be pleasant , and very beautiful . " No one ever reproached her for having used a ...
Edward Howard. loveliness , it was Lady Astell . She had accustomed herself to say of every subject , " Is it strictly and purely right ? if so , it must be pleasant , and very beautiful . " No one ever reproached her for having used a ...
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... Lady Astell , look up and do your duty . " She looked not up , but trembled excessively , and replied , " Who calls ? Is it a voice from heaven ? " But the same sweet tones answered her , though a little more tremulously , - " It is the ...
... Lady Astell , look up and do your duty . " She looked not up , but trembled excessively , and replied , " Who calls ? Is it a voice from heaven ? " But the same sweet tones answered her , though a little more tremulously , - " It is the ...
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... Lady Astell enter the room , leading her son by the hand . There was a sustained dignity in her step , and a sweet composure in her countenance , that told of the mind's rebellion conquered . Her hair was no longer dishevelled , nor her ...
... Lady Astell enter the room , leading her son by the hand . There was a sustained dignity in her step , and a sweet composure in her countenance , that told of the mind's rebellion conquered . Her hair was no longer dishevelled , nor her ...
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... Lady Bacuissart to bring Rebecca into the world , he suddenly snatched away the mother . The Commodore thought ... Astell . She liked the young hoyden for her real good qualities , for the frankness of her disposition , and for her beauty ; ...
... Lady Bacuissart to bring Rebecca into the world , he suddenly snatched away the mother . The Commodore thought ... Astell . She liked the young hoyden for her real good qualities , for the frankness of her disposition , and for her beauty ; ...
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