The clubs of London [by C. Marsh].H. Colburn, 1828 |
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... whilst we are tell- ing them ! How cruel to cut off from us that second life , brief and momentary as it is ! to exact an arithmetical precision on such an oc- casion ; to lie on the watch , crouching for the slip of a date , then to ...
... whilst we are tell- ing them ! How cruel to cut off from us that second life , brief and momentary as it is ! to exact an arithmetical precision on such an oc- casion ; to lie on the watch , crouching for the slip of a date , then to ...
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... continued to grant that with a good grace , which they could not refuse nor with- draw without considerable offence to the oldest and most respected members . II . FIGHTING FITZGERALD . WHILST on the subject of 24 THE CLUBS OF LONDON .
... continued to grant that with a good grace , which they could not refuse nor with- draw without considerable offence to the oldest and most respected members . II . FIGHTING FITZGERALD . WHILST on the subject of 24 THE CLUBS OF LONDON .
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Charles Marsh. II . FIGHTING FITZGERALD . WHILST on the subject of sinister admission to the club , the writer cannot do better than relate the very singular and whimsical manner in which Mr. George Robert Fitzgerald forced his way into ...
Charles Marsh. II . FIGHTING FITZGERALD . WHILST on the subject of sinister admission to the club , the writer cannot do better than relate the very singular and whimsical manner in which Mr. George Robert Fitzgerald forced his way into ...
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... whilst the suffrages were taking , in order to know the issue . The ballot was soon over ; for without hesita- tion , each member threw in a blackball ; and when the scrutiny took place , the company were not a little amazed , to find ...
... whilst the suffrages were taking , in order to know the issue . The ballot was soon over ; for without hesita- tion , each member threw in a blackball ; and when the scrutiny took place , the company were not a little amazed , to find ...
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... whilst several of the members , whispered and laughed in groupes at the ludicrous figure which they all cut . At length , the Earl of March ( afterwards Duke of Queensbury ) said aloud , " Try the effect of two black balls : d - n his ...
... whilst several of the members , whispered and laughed in groupes at the ludicrous figure which they all cut . At length , the Earl of March ( afterwards Duke of Queensbury ) said aloud , " Try the effect of two black balls : d - n his ...
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