A Glimpse of the World, Volume 2Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green, 1863 - 537 pages |
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... never scolds . ' ' But , Juliet , I must have it right ; I can't bear an untidy drawing . ' ' Then , if you please , Annette , it is time you should learn to bear it . There is Myra , who never finished a drawing decently in her life ...
... never scolds . ' ' But , Juliet , I must have it right ; I can't bear an untidy drawing . ' ' Then , if you please , Annette , it is time you should learn to bear it . There is Myra , who never finished a drawing decently in her life ...
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... never showed her annoyance ill - naturedly . She had adopted Rosamond and her two brothers as her own children , when Rosamond was six years old , and had always treated them with affectionate consideration . The claims of her own ...
... never showed her annoyance ill - naturedly . She had adopted Rosamond and her two brothers as her own children , when Rosamond was six years old , and had always treated them with affectionate consideration . The claims of her own ...
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... never deeply regretted by them in absence , might be partly the result of her reserve , partly of an unacknowledged feeling of envy at her superiority . For wherever Rosamond appeared competition ceased . Others might be second , but ...
... never deeply regretted by them in absence , might be partly the result of her reserve , partly of an unacknowledged feeling of envy at her superiority . For wherever Rosamond appeared competition ceased . Others might be second , but ...
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... never be satisfied without trying a new plan upon Myra every two years ) , gave rather a different testimony . Myra , indeed , was very fretful and passionate , but then she would work . Whether it was obstinacy or industry no one ...
... never be satisfied without trying a new plan upon Myra every two years ) , gave rather a different testimony . Myra , indeed , was very fretful and passionate , but then she would work . Whether it was obstinacy or industry no one ...
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Elizabeth Missing Sewell. burst out storming in the middle of dinner . I never did see anyone so queer , for her age - no , never . ' ' Yet there's something good about her too , ' said Faith . There is not one of the young ladies as ...
Elizabeth Missing Sewell. burst out storming in the middle of dinner . I never did see anyone so queer , for her age - no , never . ' ' Yet there's something good about her too , ' said Faith . There is not one of the young ladies as ...
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