HESTER KIRTON.

BY THE AUTHOR OF

"A BAD BEGINNING," "CHESTERFORD,"

ETC. ETC.

[Mrs. K. S. Macquoid.]

He who the sword of Heaven will bear,

Should be as holy as severe;-

More nor less to others paying,

Than by self-offences weighing.-SHAKSPEARE.

SMITH, ELDER AND CO., 65, CORNHILL.

M.DCCC.LXIV. X

THE NEW YORK

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