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Cavillers
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People who object when there is little reason to do so
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Moreen
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A kind of strong woolen or cotton fabric
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Drear
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Dreary
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Bewick's History of British Birds
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First published in 1797 and 1804, containing engravings by Thomas Bewick
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"Where the Northern Ocean...Hebrides."
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An allusion to "Autumn" (1730), a poem by James Thompson
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Vignettes
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Illustrations used at the beginnings or ends of chapters; Jane is referring to the engravings accompanying the text in Bewick's book
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Crimped
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Pleated
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Pamela
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The title of a novel by Samuel Richardson, published in 1740-41
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Henry, Earl of Moreland
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Title of a book by John Wesley, published in 1781
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Ferently
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Passionately
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Bilious
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Bad-tempered, as someone suffering from a liver ailment
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Sallowness
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The state of having a sickly, pale-yellow hue
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Antipathy
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Strong dislike
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Goldsmith's History of Rome
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Book by Oliver Goldsmith, published in 1769; the Roman emperors Nero and Caligula are famous for their cruelty
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Pungent
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Sharp and piercing to the mind; painful
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