Autobiographies: A Collection of the Most Instructive and Amusing Lives Ever Published, Volumen1Whittaker, Treacher, and Arnot, 1830 |
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... late Mrs Oldfield , Mr Wilks , and Mr Booth , in less time after their deaths than one could suppose it cost to transcribe them . Now , sir , when my time comes , lest they should think it worth while to handle my memory with the same ...
... late Mrs Oldfield , Mr Wilks , and Mr Booth , in less time after their deaths than one could suppose it cost to transcribe them . Now , sir , when my time comes , lest they should think it worth while to handle my memory with the same ...
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... late residence at that place , in making some statues that now stand upon Trinity college new library , he had contracted some acquaintance with the heads of houses , who might assist his intentions for me . This I liked better than to ...
... late residence at that place , in making some statues that now stand upon Trinity college new library , he had contracted some acquaintance with the heads of houses , who might assist his intentions for me . This I liked better than to ...
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... late separation , and had all possible honours paid them by the university . Here we rested in quiet quarters for several weeks , till the flight of king James into France ; when , the nation being left to take care of itself , the only ...
... late separation , and had all possible honours paid them by the university . Here we rested in quiet quarters for several weeks , till the flight of king James into France ; when , the nation being left to take care of itself , the only ...
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... late for a more serious answer . However low my pretensions to preferment were at this time , my father thought that a little court favour added to them might give him a chance for saving the expense of maintaining me , as he had ...
... late for a more serious answer . However low my pretensions to preferment were at this time , my father thought that a little court favour added to them might give him a chance for saving the expense of maintaining me , as he had ...
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... late king James's time . Mr Smith ( whose character as a gentleman could have been no way impeached , had he not de- graded it by being a celebrated actor ) had the misfor- tune , in a dispute with a gentleman behind the scenes , to ...
... late king James's time . Mr Smith ( whose character as a gentleman could have been no way impeached , had he not de- graded it by being a celebrated actor ) had the misfor- tune , in a dispute with a gentleman behind the scenes , to ...
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Autobiographies: A Collection of the Most Instructive and Amusing ..., Volumen1 Vista completa - 1826 |
Autobiographies: A Collection of the Most Instructive and Amusing Lives Ever ... BiblioBazaar Sin vista previa disponible - 2013 |
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