A trifle more impressible, he might have imagined the smoky figure and magnum of Pursiness barring the City against him.
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George Meredith Last Updated: March 7, 2009
Betty belonged to a type of womanhood that grows with age, increased fat and Pursiness, into a nurse such as Mr. Shakespeare drew in Romeo and Juliet.
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