The Sisters: Or the History of Lucy and Caroline Sanson, Entrusted to a False Friend. In Two Volumes. ...T. Waller, 1754 |
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abfolutely affift affur'd affure almoſt behold beſt bleffing buſineſs Caroline Caroline's cauſe child confent cou'd coufin curfed daugh daughter dear defir'd defire diftrefs Dookalb dreadful efteem eyes fafe faid father fear fervant fhall fhew fhou'd fince fincere firſt fome fomething foon forrow Fortebrand foul fpeak friendſhip fuch fuffer fure gentleman grief happineſs happy hath heart herſelf himſelf Hodfon honour houfe houſe huſband Jaifon Jenny Stevens juſt lady leaft leaſt lefs leſs Lucy madam meaſure mifery Mifs miſerable miſtreſs moft moſt mother muft muſt myſelf never obferved occafion perfon pleaſe pleaſure poffible poor pray preſent purpoſe raiſe reaſon refolution replied requeſt Sanfon ſay ſcene Searchwell ſee ſhall ſhe ſome ſpeak ſuch tears thee thefe themſelves theſe thing thoſe thou thro unhappy uſed utmoſt vifit virtue whofe whoſe wife wiſh woman worfe wou'd wretched yourſelf
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