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Page 240
... took him in and nursed him till he died , as he did soon after this date . She had had dead babies enough , but she had to learn that there may be worse sorrows for motherhood than an infant's grave . She must do what she could for the ...
... took him in and nursed him till he died , as he did soon after this date . She had had dead babies enough , but she had to learn that there may be worse sorrows for motherhood than an infant's grave . She must do what she could for the ...
Page 363
... took him back to Edinburgh , and he was there when Waterloo was fought . He was eager to visit the continent , and that battle having been sufficiently decisive in its results to quieten Charlotte's objection , he set off as soon as the ...
... took him back to Edinburgh , and he was there when Waterloo was fought . He was eager to visit the continent , and that battle having been sufficiently decisive in its results to quieten Charlotte's objection , he set off as soon as the ...
Page 536
... took so little interest in it apart from the pleasure or advantage it gave to other members of his family , that he accepted a title for " the pleasure which his wife took , and gaily acknowledged that she took , in being My Lady ...
... took so little interest in it apart from the pleasure or advantage it gave to other members of his family , that he accepted a title for " the pleasure which his wife took , and gaily acknowledged that she took , in being My Lady ...
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