The clubs of London [by C. Marsh].H. Colburn, 1828 |
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... occasions , every gentleman was earnestly canvassed to vote for him , yet he was sure to have one black ball whenever he was balloted for , which was of course sufficient to disqualify him . This was carried on for many months , and it ...
... occasions , every gentleman was earnestly canvassed to vote for him , yet he was sure to have one black ball whenever he was balloted for , which was of course sufficient to disqualify him . This was carried on for many months , and it ...
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... occasions , to amuse them with flattering prospects of the future . In these , he deceived himself more than those whom he attempted to cajole ; still , he was at all times a welcome guest at Brookes's ; for the gentlemen above alluded ...
... occasions , to amuse them with flattering prospects of the future . In these , he deceived himself more than those whom he attempted to cajole ; still , he was at all times a welcome guest at Brookes's ; for the gentlemen above alluded ...
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... occasion , he thus ad- dressed the waiter who answered his summons : " Come here , my tight little fellow ; do you know if I am chose yet ? " " I really can't say , Sir , " replied the young man- " but I'll see . " - " There's a nice ...
... occasion , he thus ad- dressed the waiter who answered his summons : " Come here , my tight little fellow ; do you know if I am chose yet ? " " I really can't say , Sir , " replied the young man- " but I'll see . " - " There's a nice ...
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... - nation of an adventure so impudently and so ludicrously carried on . But , these conside- rations apart , it is not to be supposed that men whose courage , on ordinary occasions , might easily FIGHTING FITZGERALD . 39.
... - nation of an adventure so impudently and so ludicrously carried on . But , these conside- rations apart , it is not to be supposed that men whose courage , on ordinary occasions , might easily FIGHTING FITZGERALD . 39.
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Charles Marsh. men whose courage , on ordinary occasions , might easily be " screwed up to the sticking point , " should be very ready , as Admiral Stew- art expressed it , " to risk their lives against that of a madman . " Moreover , in ...
Charles Marsh. men whose courage , on ordinary occasions , might easily be " screwed up to the sticking point , " should be very ready , as Admiral Stew- art expressed it , " to risk their lives against that of a madman . " Moreover , in ...
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