Waverley, Or, 'tis Sixty Years Since: In Three Volumes, Volumen 1 |
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The first was the extended and well - merited fame of Miss Edgeworth , whose
Irish characters have gone so far to make the English familiar with the character
of their gay and kind - hearted neighbours of Ireland , that she may be truly said
to ...
The first was the extended and well - merited fame of Miss Edgeworth , whose
Irish characters have gone so far to make the English familiar with the character
of their gay and kind - hearted neighbours of Ireland , that she may be truly said
to ...
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But it was not only the triumphs of Miss Edgeworth which worked in me emulation
, and disturbed my indolence . I chanced actually to engage in a work which
formed a sort of essay piece , and gave me hope that I might in time become free
of ...
But it was not only the triumphs of Miss Edgeworth which worked in me emulation
, and disturbed my indolence . I chanced actually to engage in a work which
formed a sort of essay piece , and gave me hope that I might in time become free
of ...
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His sister , Miss Rachael Waverley , presided at his table , and they became by
degrees an old bachelor and an ancient maiden lady , the gentlest and kindest of
the votaries of celibacy . The vehemence of Sir Everard's resentment against his
...
His sister , Miss Rachael Waverley , presided at his table , and they became by
degrees an old bachelor and an ancient maiden lady , the gentlest and kindest of
the votaries of celibacy . The vehemence of Sir Everard's resentment against his
...
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Sir Everard had never been himself a student , and , like his sister Miss Rachael
Waverley , held the vulgar doctrine , that idleness is incompatible with reading of
any kind , and that the mere tracing the alphabetical characters with the eye , is ...
Sir Everard had never been himself a student , and , like his sister Miss Rachael
Waverley , held the vulgar doctrine , that idleness is incompatible with reading of
any kind , and that the mere tracing the alphabetical characters with the eye , is ...
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... she continued , « I remember well to have seen one that knew and loved him ,
Miss Lucy St Aubin lived and died a maid for his sake , though one of the most
beautiful and wealthy matches in this country ; all the country ran after her , but
she ...
... she continued , « I remember well to have seen one that knew and loved him ,
Miss Lucy St Aubin lived and died a maid for his sake , though one of the most
beautiful and wealthy matches in this country ; all the country ran after her , but
she ...
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