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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1771 Excerpt: ... 'The reason being asked; " Oh lady! 'said the hast, Sir Reginald Nugent is. for Heaven's sake, interrupted the 'wife, forbear. We are already but too 'obnoxious to him. Should he be now 'a suitor to this lady--by her questions she must know him--and she tell him, or break with him--" "Fear not, interposed Isabella; who, to ease her hostess of apprehension, related in full all that had fallen out that day 'between herself and Sir Reginald. 1 The venerable couple lifted up their 1 hands and eyes, in admiration of what they heard. 'No wonder, cried they, Madam, at. the luckless destiny of our child, since a 'lady lady like you, his equal in every point we make no doubt, was likely to have become the victim to his lawless lust!" 'They then recounted very minutely the manner wherein a daughter of theirs had been decoyed from them some years before; "that they resided in another part of the country, in which Sir Reginald 'had a hunting seat, whither he and some 1 of his profligate companions would resort, to the destruction of all the innocence in 'the neighbourhood; that, at his present 'residence, he acted more circumspectly, 'though not more honourably; as your 1 cafe, Madam, (added they) particularly demonstrates." "Oh the dire ravager! exclaimed the 'old man. But one, one child, the joy of our lives, and promise of our years! so lovely! so pure! and to have her 'thus rapaciously torn from pm sight! 2 'murdered ', murdered to our hopes! worse than murdered! to see her living to our 'shame!" "Yes, Madam, interposed the old wo man, on seeing Isabella's growing surprize; 'yes, this daughter, once so duteous and so pure, lives, to the scandal of her sex f and sorrow of her parents, she lives.--Oh Heaven! And was I born to give being 'to a st...
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