The Clubs of London ...H. Colburn, 1832 |
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... a John Dory was served up ; upon which he turned round to a lady who was next to him , and asked her , if she could tell him the botanical name of the fish , for that its real name could not 124 THE CLUBS OF LONDON .
... a John Dory was served up ; upon which he turned round to a lady who was next to him , and asked her , if she could tell him the botanical name of the fish , for that its real name could not 124 THE CLUBS OF LONDON .
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... turning out a woeful contrast to the nicely elaborated delica- cies , and the honest Port , that awaited me at home . Nor was I wrong . Willis did not think it became him to furnish a very good dinner to gentlemen , whose wonted diet is ...
... turning out a woeful contrast to the nicely elaborated delica- cies , and the honest Port , that awaited me at home . Nor was I wrong . Willis did not think it became him to furnish a very good dinner to gentlemen , whose wonted diet is ...
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... turned yawning home , feelingly convinced , that if literary men could make books , they were quite incompetent to make Clubs . Is it not a provoking problem , or rather a mortifying truth , that parties of this kind should , at least ...
... turned yawning home , feelingly convinced , that if literary men could make books , they were quite incompetent to make Clubs . Is it not a provoking problem , or rather a mortifying truth , that parties of this kind should , at least ...
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... turning to cheat you of the distance . This literature of ours , that we are , perhaps , justly proud of , much as it may improve and embellish the general society of mankind , does not act so propitiously upon our little coteries ; and ...
... turning to cheat you of the distance . This literature of ours , that we are , perhaps , justly proud of , much as it may improve and embellish the general society of mankind , does not act so propitiously upon our little coteries ; and ...
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... turned over two or three pages at once of his sermon ; and , when an universal titter and stare convinced him of the transition , he observed coolly— " I find I have omitted a considerable part of my sermon , but it is not worth going ...
... turned over two or three pages at once of his sermon ; and , when an universal titter and stare convinced him of the transition , he observed coolly— " I find I have omitted a considerable part of my sermon , but it is not worth going ...
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