The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction - Volume 12, No. 327, August 16, 1828 by Various
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_Fortune_.--60,000_l_. in her own disposal. _Person_.--Aquiline nose, large dark eyes, tall and thin. Fine teeth and hair, supposed false; but the lady's-maid has high wages, and has not yet been brought to confess. _Non-essentials_.--Plays well on the piano. Good-tempered. Aged sixty-three. Evangelical, and a blue-stocking. _Miscellaneous Information_.--Dislikes military and naval men. Fond of hares and trout. Has a great objection to waltzing. Aunt to No. 14. A prudent man might easily widen the breach between them. Attends Bible-meetings and charity-schools. Lame of one leg. No. 61. _Fortune_.--An only child; father a widower, with landed property to the amount of 1,500_l_. per annum, and 40,000_l_. in the Three per Cents. It is possible he may marry again, but it is hoped that this may not occur. The daughter lives with a maternal aunt. _Person_.--A decidedly handsome brunette. Tall, and well made. _Non-essentials_.--Charitable almost beyond her means; from which, and her wishing her father to marry, she is supposed to be extremely weak. Temper excellent; said to be well educated, but of too retiring a disposition to allow of our discovering the fact without more trouble than the matter is worth. |
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