Tales of Fashionable Life: Almeria. Madame de Fleury. The dunJ. Johnson, 1813 |
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acquaintance Almeria Anne Babet Basile begged better Bradstone's brodeuse carriage Carver charming Château de Fleury chesnuts child Colonel Pembroke companions consequence countenance cried dame de Fleury daughter dear Miss Turnbull declared distress door dress Edgeworthstown Ellen Elmour Grove fashion father favour feelings Fleury's fortune Frederick Elmour gentleman girl gratitude hand happy heard heart heroine honour hope Ingoldsby John Hodgkinson knew Lady Bab Lady Bradstone Lady Gabriella Lady Pierre Lady Pierrepoint Lady Stock ladyship lence looked Lord Bradstone Madame de Fleury manner Manon Maurice mind Miss Turn morning mother mour never obliged Paris person pleasure poor pupils racter recollected sensible Sister Frances soon speak sure taste tell ther thing Thomas Stock thought tion toire town Tracassier Turnbull's Vickars Victoire Victoire's voice whilst wish woman Wynne young ladies
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Page 242 - Alas! regardless of their doom The little victims play; No sense have they of ills to come Nor care beyond to-day: Yet see how all around 'em wait The ministers of human fate And black Misfortune's baleful train!
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