Letters from the Mountains: Being the Real Correspondence of a Lady, Between the Years 1773 and 1803, Том 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1806 - Всего страниц: 324 |
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Adieu amufed amuſement anſwer becauſe beſt cafe cauſe cloſed comfort confequence confider confiderate confolation DEAR FRIEND DEAR MADAM defire delight eaſe efteem elegant exerciſe fafe faid fame fancy fatire fatisfied fear feel feems feen felf felicity fend fenfe fenfible fent fentiment fhall fhare fhew fhort fhould fince fincerely fingular fociety fome foon foothing forrow forry fource fpirit fpring friendſhip ftate ftay fubject fuch fuffered fummer fuperior fure give gratify happineſs happy hear heart herſelf hope houſe inftance intereft juſt kind kindneſs laft LAGGAN laſt leaſt lefs leifure LETTER live Mifs mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nefs never obfervations occafion paſt perfon pleafing pleaſed pleaſure poffefs poffible poor prefent preferve racter reaſon reliſh ſcene ſee ſhall ſhe ſtate ſtay tafte tell tenderneſs thefe theſe thing thofe thoſe thought tion underſtand uſeful whofe whoſe wiſh worfe
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