The British Essayists, Volume 35Alexander Chalmers J. Johnson, 1807 |
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... this with anguish the most poignant , and her affliction , for a while , refused consolation . Sir Edward's whole tenderness and attention were called forth to mitigate her grief ; and , after its first transports had subsided 324 N ° 109 .
... this with anguish the most poignant , and her affliction , for a while , refused consolation . Sir Edward's whole tenderness and attention were called forth to mitigate her grief ; and , after its first transports had subsided 324 N ° 109 .
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