The Clubs of London ...H. Colburn, 1832 |
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... Curran to him , " you will die in your youth . " - Charles , under his well - known appellation of Captain Morris , is now , perhaps , the sole surviving veteran of those who figured in convivial life forty years ago ; and through life ...
... Curran to him , " you will die in your youth . " - Charles , under his well - known appellation of Captain Morris , is now , perhaps , the sole surviving veteran of those who figured in convivial life forty years ago ; and through life ...
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... Curran , the boast of the Irish bar , came three or four successive Saturdays to the King of Clubs . It was during a very short visit to London . On one occasion , Erskine and Curran met there . I augured , perhaps too sanguinely , from ...
... Curran , the boast of the Irish bar , came three or four successive Saturdays to the King of Clubs . It was during a very short visit to London . On one occasion , Erskine and Curran met there . I augured , perhaps too sanguinely , from ...
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... Curran , having , about this time , found their way into newspapers , and even into jest - books , he most vehemently disclaimed the greater part of them . To some ( it was his phrase ) he pleaded guilty ; and repeated a few of them ...
... Curran , having , about this time , found their way into newspapers , and even into jest - books , he most vehemently disclaimed the greater part of them . To some ( it was his phrase ) he pleaded guilty ; and repeated a few of them ...
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... Curran gave us some odd sketches of him . The most whimsical peculiarity , however , of this gentleman , and which , as Curran described it , excited a general grin , was an inveterate habit of drawing conclusions directly at variance ...
... Curran gave us some odd sketches of him . The most whimsical peculiarity , however , of this gentleman , and which , as Curran described it , excited a general grin , was an inveterate habit of drawing conclusions directly at variance ...
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... Curran seemed to have no very profound respect for the character and talents of Lord N- , and omitted no opportunity of expressing what he thought of him . He deemed him a man , whose good qualities , and they , he said , 66 were but ...
... Curran seemed to have no very profound respect for the character and talents of Lord N- , and omitted no opportunity of expressing what he thought of him . He deemed him a man , whose good qualities , and they , he said , 66 were but ...
Términos y frases comunes
afterwards amongst amusement asked Beef-Steaks called carried cause character Charles Club considerable considered continued conversation course Court Curran delighted Dick Duke effect English entered epigram equally Erskine exclaimed Farmer feelings felt fortune frequently gave gentleman give hand heard heart honour Horne hour human humour imagination John keep kind lady late laugh length letter Linley living Lord Mackintosh means memory ment mind morning natural never night notes observed occasion once party pass perhaps period person play political poor powers present question reason remain remarked replied respect returned seemed seen shillings short side Society soon speech spirit sure talk tell thing thought tion told Tooke turned whilst whole wish