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Those who enter our army are , with rare exceptions , of high connections or in
affluent circumstances . Humble appearance and thrifty economy cannot be
practised , whilst fashion and gaiety , expensive amusements , and diversions
that the ...
Those who enter our army are , with rare exceptions , of high connections or in
affluent circumstances . Humble appearance and thrifty economy cannot be
practised , whilst fashion and gaiety , expensive amusements , and diversions
that the ...
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With his lively companions in arms it was otherwise ; they projected pleasures ,
got up parties , invented amusements , in the hope that one who once was so gay
, and the very incarnation of mischievous fun , would be restored to what he had ...
With his lively companions in arms it was otherwise ; they projected pleasures ,
got up parties , invented amusements , in the hope that one who once was so gay
, and the very incarnation of mischievous fun , would be restored to what he had ...
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It might be replied that gardening , and botany , and so forth , would have
supplied amusement for the hours of leisure . He was no Cincinnatus , nor did he
find pleasure in growing cabbages , like Diocletianhe had no taste for the
practical ...
It might be replied that gardening , and botany , and so forth , would have
supplied amusement for the hours of leisure . He was no Cincinnatus , nor did he
find pleasure in growing cabbages , like Diocletianhe had no taste for the
practical ...
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... princes and princesses . As a picture of society anterior to the French
Revolution , the book is the latest and most perfect production of its kind extant ;
and as such , besides its minor value as a book of amusement , it possesses a
major ...
... princes and princesses . As a picture of society anterior to the French
Revolution , the book is the latest and most perfect production of its kind extant ;
and as such , besides its minor value as a book of amusement , it possesses a
major ...
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The abundance of lively remarks and anecdotes , and the extent and variety of
information , make it an equally admirable book of learning and amusement . ” -
Standard . “ The garment in which this book comes forth seems to point out the ...
The abundance of lively remarks and anecdotes , and the extent and variety of
information , make it an equally admirable book of learning and amusement . ” -
Standard . “ The garment in which this book comes forth seems to point out the ...
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