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Page 203
... George and Charles : the former was committed to the care of Mr. Morris , the other to Mr. Sim . Yet it seemed as if these innocent pledges of a family union , instead of destroying , strengthened the deep - rooted animosity that ...
... George and Charles : the former was committed to the care of Mr. Morris , the other to Mr. Sim . Yet it seemed as if these innocent pledges of a family union , instead of destroying , strengthened the deep - rooted animosity that ...
Page 214
... George , who was deemed unfit for service , a letter to his mother and sisters who resided in Dartmouth . The letter was all that the captain could give him , for he was penniless as George was himself . George Prescot feeling himself ...
... George , who was deemed unfit for service , a letter to his mother and sisters who resided in Dartmouth . The letter was all that the captain could give him , for he was penniless as George was himself . George Prescot feeling himself ...
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... George had plied a suit which he could only express by his eyes or the attentions of one who worships , but he never ... George ; and the wife , when she became a widow , would require to be maintained - reasons which had more weight ...
... George had plied a suit which he could only express by his eyes or the attentions of one who worships , but he never ... George ; and the wife , when she became a widow , would require to be maintained - reasons which had more weight ...
Contents
THE LAWYERS TALES Alexander Leighton | 5 |
THE ORPHAN John Mackay Wilson | 36 |
THE BURGHERS TALES Alexander Leighton | 44 |
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