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 sur- viving 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 sur- viving 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 pecu- liarity , 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 pecu- liarity , 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 re- spect 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 , were ...
... Curran seemed to have no very profound re- spect 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 , were ...
Términos y frases comunes
afterwards amidst amongst amusement anecdote Arthur Murphy banker barrister Beef Beef-Steaks Burke called character Charles Charles Morris Cobb conversation convivial counsellor Court Curran delighted Dick Dick's dine dinner Drûg Dublin Duke of Norfolk eloquence English Erskine exclaimed Farmer feelings fortune French revolution gave genius gentleman give Grace heard heart holy honour Horne Tooke hour humour Humphrey Sturt intellect Irish Jasus John JOHN HORNE TOOKE Kemble Killarney kind lady late laugh Linley literary Lord Lord Kingsborough Lord Sandwich Mackintosh ment Micky mind mirth morning natural never night notes observed occasion party person play political poor port wine powers racter remarked replied returned Rooney Serjeant Shakspeare Sheridan Sir Francis Burdett speech spirit Steaks Sublime Society sure taste tell theatre thing tion told Walsh whilst whole Wilkes WILLIAM LINLEY wine word