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Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist (A Fragment)

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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By Charles Brockden Brown • Curated US English Learning Edition

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My visits gradually became more frequent.

Meanwhile my wants increased, and the necessity of some change in my condition became daily more urgent.

This incited my reflections on the scheme which I had formed.

The time and place suitable to my design, were not selected without much anxious inquiry and frequent waverings of purpose.

These being at length fixed, the interval to elapse, before the carrying of my design into effect, was not without perturbation and suspense.

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist (A Fragment) Charles Brockden Brown

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Chapter IV

Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist (A Fragment) is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

My visits gradually became more frequent. Meanwhile my wants increased, and the necessity of some change in my condition became daily more urgent. This incited my reflections on the scheme which I had formed. The time and place suitable to my design, were not selected without much anxious inquiry and frequent waverings of purpose. These being at length fixed, the interval to elapse, before the carrying of my design into effect, was not without perturbation and suspense.

Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist (A Fragment)

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist (A Fragment) is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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My visits gradually became more frequent.

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Meanwhile my wants increased, and the necessity of some change in my condition became daily more urgent.

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This incited my reflections on the scheme which I had formed.

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The time and place suitable to my design, were not selected without much anxious inquiry and frequent waverings of purpose.

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These being at length fixed, the interval to elapse, before the carrying of my design into effect, was not without perturbation and suspense.

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reflections

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