Walter Colyton: A Tale of 1688, Volume 2 |
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According to that beneficent provision of Nature , by which the mother's affections
are more strongly directed towards the sickliest and most infirm of her offspring ,
as most needing the maternal offices , Mrs. Colyton had been tenderly attached ...
According to that beneficent provision of Nature , by which the mother's affections
are more strongly directed towards the sickliest and most infirm of her offspring ,
as most needing the maternal offices , Mrs. Colyton had been tenderly attached ...
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wishes of her benefactors , an apparent , not to say a real act of ingratitude , to
which she endeavoured to reconcile herself by the fact that she had used no arts
to inveigle his affections , and by that convenient morality which sometimes ...
wishes of her benefactors , an apparent , not to say a real act of ingratitude , to
which she endeavoured to reconcile herself by the fact that she had used no arts
to inveigle his affections , and by that convenient morality which sometimes ...
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... and seize an opportunity of mentioning to her that his affections were engaged
, when her feminine delicacy would lead her to abandon all thought of continuing
their acquaintance , she would naturally apprise Sunderland that she wished ...
... and seize an opportunity of mentioning to her that his affections were engaged
, when her feminine delicacy would lead her to abandon all thought of continuing
their acquaintance , she would naturally apprise Sunderland that she wished ...
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Her noble form seemed to be a temple worthy of the mental divinity enshrined
within it , and both appealed to his affections and to his judgment with a power
that became at every fresh interview more and more irresistible . Surprise at the ...
Her noble form seemed to be a temple worthy of the mental divinity enshrined
within it , and both appealed to his affections and to his judgment with a power
that became at every fresh interview more and more irresistible . Surprise at the ...
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... the charms of his discourse , and his varied powers of pleasing , until she had
gradually surrendered her whole heart , without in the smallest degree
suspecting how irrecoverably her affections had become engaged . She found a
pleasure ...
... the charms of his discourse , and his varied powers of pleasing , until she had
gradually surrendered her whole heart , without in the smallest degree
suspecting how irrecoverably her affections had become engaged . She found a
pleasure ...
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affections Agatha allow answer apartment appearance attention beauty become brother Captain Catholic character Colyton Countess cried danger daughter dear delight duty Edith escape exclaimed expected expression eyes Father favour fear feelings follow Forester fortune give Hales Court hand head heard heart Hetty honour hope horse immediately instant instantly interest King known lady least leave less letter listen live look Lord Madge means ment mind Miss morning nature never night observed occasion offered officer once parties perhaps perilous Place pleasure present protest reached received remain respect Seagrave seemed Shelton soldier soon sooner speak Squire stranger suffer Sunderland sure surprise talk tell thing thought thrown tion trees turn uttered Walter whole wish young