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THE MAN OF THE WORLD. 22J.
he told him was his will. “To this/*
faid he, “ I would not have any of thofe
privy, who are interefted in its bequefts
and therefore I had it executed at the be¬
ginning of my illnefs, without their parti¬
cipation. You will find yourfelf, my dear
Harry, matter of my fortune, under a con¬
dition, which, I believe, you will not
efteem a hardfliip. Give me your hand;
let me join it to my Lucy’s ;—there !—
if Heaven receives the prayer of a peni¬
tent, it will pour its richeft blettings upon
you.
“ There are a few provifions in that
paper, which Mr. Bolton, I know, will
find a pleafure in fulfilling. Of what I
have bequeathed to you, Mrs. Wiftanly,
the contentment you enjoy in your prefent
fituation makes you independent; but I
inrend it as an evidence of my confciouf-
nefs of your deferving.—My much in-
3 jured
he told him was his will. “To this/*
faid he, “ I would not have any of thofe
privy, who are interefted in its bequefts
and therefore I had it executed at the be¬
ginning of my illnefs, without their parti¬
cipation. You will find yourfelf, my dear
Harry, matter of my fortune, under a con¬
dition, which, I believe, you will not
efteem a hardfliip. Give me your hand;
let me join it to my Lucy’s ;—there !—
if Heaven receives the prayer of a peni¬
tent, it will pour its richeft blettings upon
you.
“ There are a few provifions in that
paper, which Mr. Bolton, I know, will
find a pleafure in fulfilling. Of what I
have bequeathed to you, Mrs. Wiftanly,
the contentment you enjoy in your prefent
fituation makes you independent; but I
inrend it as an evidence of my confciouf-
nefs of your deferving.—My much in-
3 jured
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| Antiquarian books of Scotland > Scotland/Scots > Man of the world > Volume 2 > (231) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/113755160 |
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| Description | In two parts. |
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| Shelfmark | ABS.1.76.192 |
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| Description | Thousands of printed books from the Antiquarian Books of Scotland collection which dates from 1641 to the 1980s. The collection consists of 14,800 books which were published in Scotland or have a Scottish connection, e.g. through the author, printer or owner. Subjects covered include sport, education, diseases, adventure, occupations, Jacobites, politics and religion. Among the 29 languages represented are English, Gaelic, Italian, French, Russian and Swedish. |
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