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PAUL CLIFFORD.
CHAPTER III.
The blessing of an hereditary nobility—the honourable profession of the law.—Common Phrases.
There is a festival where knights and dames,
And aught that wealth or lofty lineage claims,
Appear.****
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'Tis he—how came he thence—what doth he here?
Lara.
There are two charming situations in life for a woman: one, the first freshness of heiress-ship and beauty, the other, youthful widowhood with a large jointure. It was at least Lucy's fortune to enjoy the first. No sooner was she fairly launched into the gay world, than she became the object of universal idolatry. Crowds followed her wherever she moved: nothing was talked of, or dreamt of, toasted, or betted on, but Lucy Brandon; even
