The President's Daughters: A Narrative of a GovernessJ. Munroe, 1843 - 86 psl. |
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... Adelaide seventeen years old . They require now , above all things , the guidance of a female friend on their entrance into the world . My two little darlings , on the other hand , Mina and Nina , have every thing to learn , from their ...
... Adelaide seventeen years old . They require now , above all things , the guidance of a female friend on their entrance into the world . My two little darlings , on the other hand , Mina and Nina , have every thing to learn , from their ...
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... Adelaide was telling her father the events of the day , of the guests and the dishes at dinner , whilst Edla added to her narrative , a remark here and there . I could not turn my eyes away from Adelaide . She appeared to me ...
... Adelaide was telling her father the events of the day , of the guests and the dishes at dinner , whilst Edla added to her narrative , a remark here and there . I could not turn my eyes away from Adelaide . She appeared to me ...
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... Adelaide was surrounded with admirers , and one young man , who was tall , handsome , and of a ruddy com- plexion , seemed particularly occupied with her , constantly moving about her , and ap- pearing exactly like a person much in love ...
... Adelaide was surrounded with admirers , and one young man , who was tall , handsome , and of a ruddy com- plexion , seemed particularly occupied with her , constantly moving about her , and ap- pearing exactly like a person much in love ...
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... Adelaide , cannot Adelaide be Ga- latea ? " I felt as if I had fallen from the clouds at this proposition , which seemed in such di- rect opposition to the principles of the Pres- ident and his blessed wife ; but I looked at the ...
... Adelaide , cannot Adelaide be Ga- latea ? " I felt as if I had fallen from the clouds at this proposition , which seemed in such di- rect opposition to the principles of the Pres- ident and his blessed wife ; but I looked at the ...
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... despaired again ! Did not the lips her countenance . Happy Pygmalion ! smile when his eye rested in inexpressible This , I believe , was the sentiment of each one of the spectators , at the moment when Adelaide THE PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTERS .
... despaired again ! Did not the lips her countenance . Happy Pygmalion ! smile when his eye rested in inexpressible This , I believe , was the sentiment of each one of the spectators , at the moment when Adelaide THE PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTERS .
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45 cents Adelaide Adelaide's agreeable alpus amiable angel Angelica answered arms asked Baron H Baroness beautiful became believe beloved better blessed bosom breast breath charming child Clara cold Count Alaric Count Ludwig countenance Countess Augusta cried dance dark daugh daughter dear death deep earth Edla Edla's Edward Elfrida eternal exclaimed eyes father fear feeling felt Filius flowers FREDERIKA BREMER gentle give glance hand happy heard heart heaven Hervey Hervey's Hugo L Jared Sparks lady laid light lips listened live looked marriage mind Miss Greta nature ness never night Nina Nina's Nordland Otto pain pale passed pleasure President Pygmalion quiet Ramlösa seemed silent sister smile soon soul spirit stood suffering Sweden sweet tears tender thee thing thou thought tion tone took voice whole wife wish words young
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