The Clergyman's Orphan; Or, The Child of Providence: A Tale Founded Upon FactsJ. & J. Harper, 1833 - 210 pages |
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... husband of the desire of his eyes , and leaving him in his widowed state nothing but the remembrance of his departed joys . Bitter indeed to him was this trial . He had long and tenderly loved her ; he had encoun- tered innumerable ...
... husband of the desire of his eyes , and leaving him in his widowed state nothing but the remembrance of his departed joys . Bitter indeed to him was this trial . He had long and tenderly loved her ; he had encoun- tered innumerable ...
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... husband upon the subject . In the course of the day she intimated to him the advice of the physician ; but he ... husband's de termination , and the reasons upon which it was founded . " I will see him , madam , my- self , " said he ...
... husband upon the subject . In the course of the day she intimated to him the advice of the physician ; but he ... husband's de termination , and the reasons upon which it was founded . " I will see him , madam , my- self , " said he ...
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... husband , who seems to have loved me too much ; and the thought of leaving my babes behind me in this sinful and ensnaring world . Who will perform for them a mother's part ! them to lift their hands in Who will teach prayer , and to ...
... husband , who seems to have loved me too much ; and the thought of leaving my babes behind me in this sinful and ensnaring world . Who will perform for them a mother's part ! them to lift their hands in Who will teach prayer , and to ...
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... husband , who has long been absent , and whose return she cer- tainly awaits , though not knowing the time of his arrival . She counts the minutes - she anti- cipates them — she complains of the length of the days and the nights . A ...
... husband , who has long been absent , and whose return she cer- tainly awaits , though not knowing the time of his arrival . She counts the minutes - she anti- cipates them — she complains of the length of the days and the nights . A ...
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... husband's departure to the derangement of his intellect ; and it is believed that she persuaded herself that this really was the case . But the same cause often produces at the same time different and very opposite effects . The ...
... husband's departure to the derangement of his intellect ; and it is believed that she persuaded herself that this really was the case . But the same cause often produces at the same time different and very opposite effects . The ...
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