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Page 66
Our hero having ordered a chaise to convey them to Mrs . Harty ' s , they set out
as soon as they had breakfasted ; and during their short journey there , Fanny
gave an account of her capture and imprisonment in these terms : - “ Impatient to
...
Our hero having ordered a chaise to convey them to Mrs . Harty ' s , they set out
as soon as they had breakfasted ; and during their short journey there , Fanny
gave an account of her capture and imprisonment in these terms : - “ Impatient to
...
Page 186
It was now however too late to send to seek him , and would soon become , as
night advanced , too late with the trading people for any business transaction .
Astonished even that Plunket , who appeared aware of the im . portunity she
might ...
It was now however too late to send to seek him , and would soon become , as
night advanced , too late with the trading people for any business transaction .
Astonished even that Plunket , who appeared aware of the im . portunity she
might ...
Page 263
Charles soon after joined captain Granby , but the pleasure of the evening
destroyed by this little incident , he returned to his lodgings as soon as the piece
ended . Captain Plunket ruminated with poignant chagrin on the unpleasant ...
Charles soon after joined captain Granby , but the pleasure of the evening
destroyed by this little incident , he returned to his lodgings as soon as the piece
ended . Captain Plunket ruminated with poignant chagrin on the unpleasant ...
Page 63
Under the alarm this idea produced , she request . ed sir Richard and the doctor
would retire , and all the attendants leave her , except Kitty , of whom she eagerly
demanded , as soon as the others were withdrawn , what were the purport of the
...
Under the alarm this idea produced , she request . ed sir Richard and the doctor
would retire , and all the attendants leave her , except Kitty , of whom she eagerly
demanded , as soon as the others were withdrawn , what were the purport of the
...
Page 99
This however soon appeared to be a false report , caused by the noise of some
heavy artillery retreating , as it was said , towards the city , but which , on the
contrary , advanced in another direction , and passed through soon after , to join
the ...
This however soon appeared to be a false report , caused by the noise of some
heavy artillery retreating , as it was said , towards the city , but which , on the
contrary , advanced in another direction , and passed through soon after , to join
the ...
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| Title | The fatalists; or, Records of 1814 and 1815, Volumes 4-5 The fatalists; or, Records of 1814 and 1815, mrs. Kelly |
| Author | mrs. Kelly |
| Published | 1821 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 11 Jul 2006 |
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