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vb. (en-past of: surprize)

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To prevent, therefore, any such suspicions, so prejudicial to the credit of an historian, who professes to draw his materials from nature only, we shall now proceed to acquaint the reader who these people were, whose sudden appearance had struck such terrors into Partridge, had more than half frightened the postboy, and had a little surprized even Mr.

Chapter 2 Containing letters and other matters which attend amours Jones had not been long at home, before he received the following letter:- I was never more surprized than when I found you was gone.

If Jones was surprized at the news of a visit from a lady, how greatly was he astonished when he discovered this lady to be no other than Mrs.

Miss Churchill, of a great Yorkshire family, and Miss Churchill fell in love with him, nobody was surprized, except her brother and his wife, who had never seen him, and who were full of pride and importance, which the connexion would offend.

I should be surprized if, after seeing them, you could be in company with Mr.

It has been so many years my province to give advice, that you cannot be surprized, Mr.

I am sure I was very much surprized when I first heard she was going to be married.

Some people are surprized, I believe, that the eldest was not, but Isabella would have him called Henry, which I thought very pretty of her.

Elton, and she was so completely surprized that she could not avoid a little start, and a little blush, at the sound.

Emma was rather surprized to see the constitution of the Weston prevail so decidedly against the habits of the Churchills.

And so I am not to be surprized that Jane Fairfax accepts her civilities and consents to be with her.

Jones was surprized at the impudence of this demand, and acquainted the soldiers with the merits of his cause, who were all unanimous in condemning the guide for his endeavours to put upon a gentleman.

I am surprized I did not know you sooner, for you are not in the least altered.

I should not have been surprized if he had carried away all the company of a set of wicked wretches, who were at play in sermon time.

But I am surprized at your assurance in thinking, after what is past, that I will condescend to put on any of your dirty things.