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... daughter . For so much we may be safe by having recourse to instinct , which is deeper than any secondary causes we poor mortals can see . But beyond this , there were special reasons tending to this same result of mutual affection ...
... daughter . For so much we may be safe by having recourse to instinct , which is deeper than any secondary causes we poor mortals can see . But beyond this , there were special reasons tending to this same result of mutual affection ...
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... daughter , she knew also that there was forbearance due to one who was her support . Nor , as yet , had she reason ... daughter's heart and affections had been tam- pered with , and perhaps she had fears that went farther . Still , so ...
... daughter , she knew also that there was forbearance due to one who was her support . Nor , as yet , had she reason ... daughter's heart and affections had been tam- pered with , and perhaps she had fears that went farther . Still , so ...
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... daughter - the sole survivor of five children - and who was then entering upon womanhood . Maria Sim ( for such was their daughter's name ) was a delicate and accomplished girl of seventeen . The lovely hue that dwelt upon her cheeks ...
... daughter - the sole survivor of five children - and who was then entering upon womanhood . Maria Sim ( for such was their daughter's name ) was a delicate and accomplished girl of seventeen . The lovely hue that dwelt upon her cheeks ...
Contents
THE LAWYERS TALES Alexander Leighton | 5 |
THE ORPHAN John Mackay Wilson | 36 |
THE BURGHERS TALES Alexander Leighton | 44 |
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