 Thaddeus almost laughed at the oddity of the conceit. } " Do, dear Mr. Constantine," cried she, " translate it into the sweetest French you can; for I mean to have it put into a medallion, and to give it to the person whom I most value on earth !" There...  Thaddeus of Warsaw - Page 207by Jane Porter - 1806Full view - About this book
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