The Clubs of London ...H. Colburn, 1832 |
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... letter , but could not tell from whom , as it had no signature . Some person inquired whether it was an anonymous letter ? Walsh , who , as Bamfylde observed , knew as much about the derivation of the word anonymous , as he did of his ...
... letter , but could not tell from whom , as it had no signature . Some person inquired whether it was an anonymous letter ? Walsh , who , as Bamfylde observed , knew as much about the derivation of the word anonymous , as he did of his ...
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... letters that has ever been chalked on the walls of London and her suburbs . The adhesiveness of any nickname is proverbial . The mortification was too much , and he left us . Yet , in many other respects , Harry is by no means wanting ...
... letters that has ever been chalked on the walls of London and her suburbs . The adhesiveness of any nickname is proverbial . The mortification was too much , and he left us . Yet , in many other respects , Harry is by no means wanting ...
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... where agony is born " - your unuttered , because unutterable loathing of all deformity in morals , or in letters , and especially of the cant and impudence of female pedants ; -your finished taste , on which , as 140 THE CLUBS OF LONDON .
... where agony is born " - your unuttered , because unutterable loathing of all deformity in morals , or in letters , and especially of the cant and impudence of female pedants ; -your finished taste , on which , as 140 THE CLUBS OF LONDON .
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... my tirade , by reminding me of many females of our day , high in letters , and in virtue . I explained . Such women as those she men- VOL . II . L tioned were not to be confounded with the cox- combs LITERARY CLUBS . 145.
... my tirade , by reminding me of many females of our day , high in letters , and in virtue . I explained . Such women as those she men- VOL . II . L tioned were not to be confounded with the cox- combs LITERARY CLUBS . 145.
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... letters , wisdom qualified by urbanity , and learning enlivened by the gaiety of social mirth , are to be recognised in their best aspects . One such is in my recollection at this moment ; but it was not situated in London ; and , I ...
... letters , wisdom qualified by urbanity , and learning enlivened by the gaiety of social mirth , are to be recognised in their best aspects . One such is in my recollection at this moment ; but it was not situated in London ; and , I ...
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