The Works of Mary Russell Mitford: Prose and Verse, Viz Our Village, Belford Regis, Country Stories, Finden's Tableaux, Foscari, Julian, Rienzi, Charles the FirstCrissy & Markley, 1850 - 672 pages |
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Page 22
... continued to vibrate many times longer , had it not been fixed by the athletic charms of a gigantic London tailor , a superb man , really ; black - haired , black - eyed , six feet high , and large in proportion . He came to improve the ...
... continued to vibrate many times longer , had it not been fixed by the athletic charms of a gigantic London tailor , a superb man , really ; black - haired , black - eyed , six feet high , and large in proportion . He came to improve the ...
Page 27
... continued with us , we fell into no mistakes ; but at last he and the shoulder of veal reached their place of destination ; and after listening to a repetition , or perhaps a variation , of the turns right and left which were to conduct ...
... continued with us , we fell into no mistakes ; but at last he and the shoulder of veal reached their place of destination ; and after listening to a repetition , or perhaps a variation , of the turns right and left which were to conduct ...
Page 35
... continued Miss Ellen . - Poor Ellen ! she was short , and thin , and sickly , and pale , with no personal charm but the tender expression of her blue eyes and the timid sweetness of her countenance . The resemblance to her sister had ...
... continued Miss Ellen . - Poor Ellen ! she was short , and thin , and sickly , and pale , with no personal charm but the tender expression of her blue eyes and the timid sweetness of her countenance . The resemblance to her sister had ...
Page 48
... continued to wink at this den of live game , none can say ; the roof fairly fell in during the deep snow of last winter , killing , as poor Tom observed , two as fine litters of rabbits as ever were kittened . Remotely , I have no doubt ...
... continued to wink at this den of live game , none can say ; the roof fairly fell in during the deep snow of last winter , killing , as poor Tom observed , two as fine litters of rabbits as ever were kittened . Remotely , I have no doubt ...
Page 77
... continued constant to our pretty Harriet , and was quite out of hope , was suddenly forsaken by the fit of dutifulness which brought her to keep her deaf grandmother company , and returned to service . Dame Wheeler has however a com ...
... continued constant to our pretty Harriet , and was quite out of hope , was suddenly forsaken by the fit of dutifulness which brought her to keep her deaf grandmother company , and returned to service . Dame Wheeler has however a com ...
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