The Child of Thirty-six Fathers: A Serious, Comic and Moral Romance, Volume 1Isaac Riley, 1809 - French fiction |
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... believe , of the affront " which he meant to put upon me , and " secretly abhorring the barbarity of dis- 66 honouring so vilely a French soldier , I " immediately formed the resolution to " desert . A serjeant , who was the bearer " of ...
... believe , of the affront " which he meant to put upon me , and " secretly abhorring the barbarity of dis- 66 honouring so vilely a French soldier , I " immediately formed the resolution to " desert . A serjeant , who was the bearer " of ...
Page 59
... believe it to be agreeable to the Almighty to desire the death of all the " priests and lawyers ? " " Yes , " he re- plied , " undoubtedly I think so --- the ma- " ker of this piece of mechanism of which " . THIRTY - SIX FATHERS . 59.
... believe it to be agreeable to the Almighty to desire the death of all the " priests and lawyers ? " " Yes , " he re- plied , " undoubtedly I think so --- the ma- " ker of this piece of mechanism of which " . THIRTY - SIX FATHERS . 59.
Page 69
... believe that he was nothing more than what the attorney had called him -- a blustering bravo . At this word , which sounded like a thunder - clap in the ears of the Gascon , and at once exasperated him to the high- est pitch THIRTY ...
... believe that he was nothing more than what the attorney had called him -- a blustering bravo . At this word , which sounded like a thunder - clap in the ears of the Gascon , and at once exasperated him to the high- est pitch THIRTY ...
Page 94
... believe them all formed to make a wo- man happy --- but as in my notion hap- " piness is nothing but the work of the " " mind , and as my mind has not yet " told me that my happiness would be " secured by giving away my heart and my ...
... believe them all formed to make a wo- man happy --- but as in my notion hap- " piness is nothing but the work of the " " mind , and as my mind has not yet " told me that my happiness would be " secured by giving away my heart and my ...
Page 100
... - ingly laid down , and Sans - Chagrin resu- med his story to the following effect : " I was stopt , I believe , at that point where you , my young friends , find your- selves at this day , namely , over head and 100 THE CHILD OF.
... - ingly laid down , and Sans - Chagrin resu- med his story to the following effect : " I was stopt , I believe , at that point where you , my young friends , find your- selves at this day , namely , over head and 100 THE CHILD OF.
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