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... happy mistress of his splendid mansion , and ( what she did not care for ) the mother of his little orphans . Mrs Leslie had entered upon her new duties with the thoughtlessness of a child , without the least idea of their sacredness ...
... happy mistress of his splendid mansion , and ( what she did not care for ) the mother of his little orphans . Mrs Leslie had entered upon her new duties with the thoughtlessness of a child , without the least idea of their sacredness ...
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... happy married days , and their innocent childish ones , could restore them to their original tone . She artfully concluded this epistle by adding a postscript to the effect that she would make it ' a point of duty to see that poor ...
... happy married days , and their innocent childish ones , could restore them to their original tone . She artfully concluded this epistle by adding a postscript to the effect that she would make it ' a point of duty to see that poor ...
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... happy you are in having such a tender step - mother , to mourn with you for the loss of the dear departed ! " Now , my readers , what less could our interest- ing widow do , if only out of common gratitude , than dry her still fine eyes ...
... happy you are in having such a tender step - mother , to mourn with you for the loss of the dear departed ! " Now , my readers , what less could our interest- ing widow do , if only out of common gratitude , than dry her still fine eyes ...
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... happy con- sciousness of having done her duty , it is not to be wondered at that ere long Sally's accustomed smile revisited her face , especially , too , after the day that her young mistress , who had now left school some six months ...
... happy con- sciousness of having done her duty , it is not to be wondered at that ere long Sally's accustomed smile revisited her face , especially , too , after the day that her young mistress , who had now left school some six months ...
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... happy household . The five eldest daughters , all of whom were then at school , were now married and living at some dis- tance from the paternal roof , with the exception indeed of the gentle Mary , who had married a fine , noble ...
... happy household . The five eldest daughters , all of whom were then at school , were now married and living at some dis- tance from the paternal roof , with the exception indeed of the gentle Mary , who had married a fine , noble ...
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Page 16 - He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledged offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way.
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