permission to attend her husband. Though I was ready to believe (for I had experienced) that patience and fortitude in a supreme degree were to be found, as well as every other virtue, under the most tender forms, I was astonished at this proposal. After... Three Years in North America - Page 212by James Stuart - 1833 - 544 pagesFull view - About this book
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| 1858 - 916 pages
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| Benson John Lossing - United States - 1860 - 802 pages
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| Benson John Lossing - United States - 1860 - 802 pages
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| Washington Irving - 1861 - 509 pages
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