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Title: The Repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions and politics
Year: 1809 (1800s)
Authors: Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834
Subjects: Fashion Art, Decorative
Publisher: London : Published by R. Ackermann ... Sherwood & Co. and Walker & Co. ... and Simpkin & Marshall ...
Contributing Library: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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phe-nomenon has no effect upon you.Unfortunately I cannot behold itwith such indifference. The hourswhich the dear girl passes at churchare lost to me; I can think of no-thing else but the delightful mo-ment of her return, and then I longimpatiently for the time when shewill next pass by again to thechurch. In the long run my busi-ness will be totally ruined by it—that I see clearly enough—but Icannot, indeed I cannot help it. I had too much sympathy tolaugh at the poor man, but yet feltno particular inclination to listento a sermon on the text of my per-sonal sensations from any one butmyself. I therefore paid M. Fezfor his waste paper, desired him tosend it to my lodgings, and follow-ed myself with as heavy a heart asif I had been obliged to read it too.I gave my whole purchase to Bas-tian, to do what he pleased with it,and never once considered howrudely I treated writers to whom Iwas indebted for a service whichthe most eminent and esteemed au-thors could not have rendered me.
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SENTIMENTAL TRAVELS TO THE SOUTJ1 OF FRANCE. 333 —The sudden, obstreperous, andcommunicative friendship of IV1.Fez, which was of such consequenceto me, is their work. To them Iam beholden for the ravishing sightof the most lovely of saints, and allthe indescribable feelings of de-light which it left behind; and Iverily believe that the rigid Je-rome himself would declare theminnocent, if he knew the purposefor which I have had recourse tothem. As I knew not when the serviceat the Minims would be over, 1 hadno other way left than to draw mychair to the window, and whileBastian dressed my hair, to waitwith a throbbing heart for the re-turn of the beauteous psalmist. Isummoned all my patience, and ne-vertheless looked every moment atmy watch, cursing the tardiness ofits movements. Will she nevercome back from church ? mutteredI repeatedly. At length I enjoyedthe inexpressible satisfaction ofseeing first the old woman, andtwo paces behind her the ardentlyexpected, the angelic Clara ad-v

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