A Politician's DaughterD. Appleton, 1886 - 231 páginas |
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... successful and are realizing the value of leisure ; of women whose lives are not warped by rigid economies , nor wasted in heartless , purpose- less frivolity - women with pure , beautiful homes , kept sweet by contentment and affection ...
... successful and are realizing the value of leisure ; of women whose lives are not warped by rigid economies , nor wasted in heartless , purpose- less frivolity - women with pure , beautiful homes , kept sweet by contentment and affection ...
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... success as a suitor as his father had for him , and was fully con- scious that those highly developed arts which lead a murderer to the gallows , a counterfeiter to jail , or a bigamist to justice , are not always equally trium- phant ...
... success as a suitor as his father had for him , and was fully con- scious that those highly developed arts which lead a murderer to the gallows , a counterfeiter to jail , or a bigamist to justice , are not always equally trium- phant ...
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... " " He was in my class . We thought him rather a ' cad . ' 999 " These successful fellows are apt to seem rather like cads in that stage . That sort of ' push ' which gets on in the world gives the air which 38 A POLITICIAN'S DAUGHTER .
... " " He was in my class . We thought him rather a ' cad . ' 999 " These successful fellows are apt to seem rather like cads in that stage . That sort of ' push ' which gets on in the world gives the air which 38 A POLITICIAN'S DAUGHTER .
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... success in the way of a gov- erness . In our quest for one , governesses were offered like the remedies for colds , in all man- ner of queer doses . They were too young and too old , too learned and too foolish ; they were even too ugly ...
... success in the way of a gov- erness . In our quest for one , governesses were offered like the remedies for colds , in all man- ner of queer doses . They were too young and too old , too learned and too foolish ; they were even too ugly ...
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... success . It was Friday afternoon , and he was to take leave on Sat- urday morning . He had almost flattered him that Miss Harcourt had bestowed upon himself more personal interest than she would naturally show to her father's guest ...
... success . It was Friday afternoon , and he was to take leave on Sat- urday morning . He had almost flattered him that Miss Harcourt had bestowed upon himself more personal interest than she would naturally show to her father's guest ...
Términos y frases comunes
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Pasajes populares
Página 170 - Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight. I love thee freely, as men strive for right. I love thee purely, as they turn from praise. I love thee with the passion put to use In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
Página 26 - Saki, you shall pass Among the Guests Star-scattered on the Grass, And in your joyous errand reach the spot Where I made One — turn down an empty Glass!