The old court suburb; or, Memorials of Kensington, regal, critical, and anecdotal, Том 11855 |
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... liver'd Grenville and self - loving Gower Shall never cause one peevish moment more ; Not that their spite required I should repair To southern climates and a warmer air , Slight was the pain they gave , and short its 6 RIGBY LAMENTED .
... liver'd Grenville and self - loving Gower Shall never cause one peevish moment more ; Not that their spite required I should repair To southern climates and a warmer air , Slight was the pain they gave , and short its 6 RIGBY LAMENTED .
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... never had encouraged them . O'Brien , a veritable actor at the public theatres , runs away with the noble friend of Jane Shore , the charming Lady Susan ; and the Foxes , and the Walpoles , and all other admirers of amateur performances ...
... never had encouraged them . O'Brien , a veritable actor at the public theatres , runs away with the noble friend of Jane Shore , the charming Lady Susan ; and the Foxes , and the Walpoles , and all other admirers of amateur performances ...
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... to have encouraged it by never thwarting his will in anything . Thus the boy expressing a desire one day to " smash a watch , " the father , after ascer- taining that the little gentleman did positively feel such a CHARLES FOX 21.
... to have encouraged it by never thwarting his will in anything . Thus the boy expressing a desire one day to " smash a watch , " the father , after ascer- taining that the little gentleman did positively feel such a CHARLES FOX 21.
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... never could become the ruling power in a state which had got into the hands of mere conventional decorums ( for his brief occupations of office are to be counted as nothing ) , finally settled down as the representative of a nobler age ...
... never could become the ruling power in a state which had got into the hands of mere conventional decorums ( for his brief occupations of office are to be counted as nothing ) , finally settled down as the representative of a nobler age ...
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... never touched a card ; and when his political friends , out of a sense of what was due to his public services , finally paid his debts , and made him easy for life , he left off play en- tirely . He dressed decently and simply , and ...
... never touched a card ; and when his political friends , out of a sense of what was due to his public services , finally paid his debts , and made him easy for life , he left off play en- tirely . He dressed decently and simply , and ...
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The Old Court Suburb: Or, Memorials of Kensington, Regal, Critical ..., Том 1 Leigh Hunt Полный просмотр - 1855 |
The Old Court Suburb: Or, Memorials of Kensington, Regal, Critical ..., Том 1 Leigh Hunt Полный просмотр - 1855 |
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