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... whom he led to join the dancers ' ; had not his thoughts been fixed upon the sylph , he would have been pleased with her fair friend , who possessed much grace and vivacity , and seemed studious to attract his notice .
... whom he led to join the dancers ' ; had not his thoughts been fixed upon the sylph , he would have been pleased with her fair friend , who possessed much grace and vivacity , and seemed studious to attract his notice .
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Beauty is the gift of all others which our sex most wish to be thonght possessed of it , nor is there any woman , who would chuse to own herself destitute of all pretensions to it , if she was conscious that she was speaking the truth .
Beauty is the gift of all others which our sex most wish to be thonght possessed of it , nor is there any woman , who would chuse to own herself destitute of all pretensions to it , if she was conscious that she was speaking the truth .
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To a mind possessed of any degree of feminine delicacy , the thought of quitting for ever her parental roof , and throwing herself destitute upon the world , would have been dreadful ; but Claudia was determined to emerge from obscurity ...
To a mind possessed of any degree of feminine delicacy , the thought of quitting for ever her parental roof , and throwing herself destitute upon the world , would have been dreadful ; but Claudia was determined to emerge from obscurity ...
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To a mind possessed of any degree of feminine delicacy , the thought of quitting for ever her parental roof , and throwing herself destitute upon the world , would have been dreadful ; but Claudia was determined to emerge from obscurity ...
To a mind possessed of any degree of feminine delicacy , the thought of quitting for ever her parental roof , and throwing herself destitute upon the world , would have been dreadful ; but Claudia was determined to emerge from obscurity ...
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... was in dissimulation , she could not bear to meet the Montoni , and on her return she feigned illness , and retired to bed ; had she . possessed the smallest spark of feeling , the kindness of the signor would have Wrung her heart .
... was in dissimulation , she could not bear to meet the Montoni , and on her return she feigned illness , and retired to bed ; had she . possessed the smallest spark of feeling , the kindness of the signor would have Wrung her heart .
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| Title | Montalva, or, Annals of guilt Montalva, or, Annals of guilt, Ann Mary Hamilton |
| Author | Ann Mary Hamilton |
| Published | 1811 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 7 Jul 2006 |
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