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The Works of Henry Mackenzie - Page 73
by Henry Mackenzie - 1808
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The Scots Magazine, Volume 42

English literature - 1780 - 740 pages
...Edward ftood fixed in aftonifliment and confufion. — " I come not to upbraid you," Caid V'cnoni, " I am a poor, weak, old man, unable for upbraidings;...find my child, to forgive her, and to die! When you law us firil, Sir Edward, we were not thus. You found us virtuous and happy; we danced and we fung,...
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The Mirror: A Periodical Paper, Pub. at Edinburgh in the Years ..., Volume 3

Periodicals - 1781 - 364 pages
...Ed-ward ftood fixed in aftonifhment and confufion. — " I come not to upbraid you," faid Vcnoni ; " I am a poor, weak, old man, " -unable for upbraidings...my child, to forgive her, and to die ! " When you faw us. firft, Sir Edward, we " were not thus. You found us virtuous "and happy; we danced and we fung,...
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The British Essayists: The Lounger

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 260 pages
...would have spiung to embrace him ; he turned aside for a few moments, and would not receive her into his arms. But Nature at last overcame his resentment...said Venoni; ' I am a poor, weak, old man, unable for upbraid' ings ; 1 am come but to find my child, to forgive ' her, and to die! When you saw us first,...
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The British essayists; with prefaces by A. Chalmers, Volume 37

British essayists - 1802 - 244 pages
...would have spiung to embrace him ; he turned aside for a few moments, and would not receive her into his arms. But Nature at last overcame his resentment...Edward stood fixed in astonishment and confusion. — ' 1 come not to upbraid you,' said Vcnoni ; ' I am a poor, weak, old man, unable for upbraid '...
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The British Essayists, Volume 35

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1807 - 380 pages
...would have sprung to embrace him; he turned aside for a few moments, and would not receive her into his arms. But Nature at last overcame his resentment...confusion. — ' I come not to upbraid you,' said Vemni; ' I am a poor, weak, old man, unable for upbraid' ings ; I am come but to find my child, to...
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The British Essayists;: Mirror

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1807 - 356 pages
...accordingly, and feated at the door of the apartment. aside for a few moments, and would not receive her into his arms. But Nature at last overcame his resentment...daughter. Sir Edward stood fixed in. astonishment and con« fusion.—' I come not to upbraid you,' said Venont; f I am a poor, weak, old man, unable for...
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The miscellaneous works of Henry Mackenzie, Volume 3

Henry Mackenzie - 1815 - 302 pages
...would have sprung to embrace him; he turned aside for a few moments, and would not receive her into his arms. But Nature at last overcame his resentment;...confusion.—' I come not to upbraid you,' said Venoni; ' 1 am a poor, weak, old man, unable for upbraidings; I am come but to find my child, to forgive her,...
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The Works of Henry Mackenzie ...: The man of feeling, and Miscellaneous pieces

Henry Mackenzie - 1815 - 290 pages
...would have sprung to tmbrace him ; he turned aside for a few moments, and would not receive her into his arms. But nature at last overcame his resentment...he burst into tears, and pressed to his bosom his long lost daughter. Sir Edward stood fixed in astonishment and confusion. " I come not to upbraid you,"...
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The British Essayists: Mirror

James Ferguson - English essays - 1819 - 358 pages
...would have sprung to embrace him ; he turned aside for a few moments, and would not receive her into his arms. But Nature at last overcame his resentment...poor, weak, old man, unable for upbraidings; I am corne but to find my child, to forgive her, and to die i When .you saw us first. Sir Edward, we were...
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Mirror

Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 340 pages
...would have sprung to embrace him; he turned aside for a few moments, and would not receive her into his arms. But Nature at last overcame his resentment...tears, and pressed to his bosom his long-lost daughter. One evening, while he sat in a little parlour with Louisa, his mind alternately agitated and softened...
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