Tales of the Castle: Or, Stories of Instruction and Delight, Volume 1G. Robinson, 1785 |
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Abbé almoſt Ambrofe anſwered aſked Baronnefs becauſe befides Caroline Catau cauſe child confequently converfation dear defire delight Delphine Doralice Eglantine facrifice faid Cæfar faid fhe faid Madame fame fatisfaction feen fent fervants fhall fhew fhould fifter filk fince fincere firft firſt fituation fome foon fortune Frémont friendſhip ftill ftory fubject fublime fuch fuffer fufficient fuppofe fure give happineſs happy heart Henrietta herſelf hiftory himſelf houſe huſband inftruction inſpire interefting juft Julia juſt laft laſt leaſt lefs liftened loft Madam Steinhauffen Madame de Clémire Madame de Varonne mamma Marianne Medals miſtreſs moft Morel moſt mother muft muſt myſelf neceffary never notwithſtanding occafion paffed paffion Paliniére Paris perfon pleaſe pleaſure poffible praiſe prefent preferve Pulcheria reafon refpect rofe ſaid ſay ſee ſhall ſhe Sinclair ſmall ſpeak ſpoke ſtory thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thouſand underſtand uſed virtue virtuous Viſcount wiſh yourſelf
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