The Essays of EliaDent, 1923 - 294 pages |
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Page vii
... HERTFORDSHIRE 888 Modern GALLANTRY 92 THE OLD BENCHERS OF THE INNER Temple 96 GRACE BEFORE MEAT 107 MY FIRST PLAY . 113 DREAM - CHILDREN ; A REVERIE 117 DISTANT CORRESPONDENTS 121 THE PRAISE OF CHIMNEY - SWEEPERS • 127 METROPOLIS . A ...
... HERTFORDSHIRE 888 Modern GALLANTRY 92 THE OLD BENCHERS OF THE INNER Temple 96 GRACE BEFORE MEAT 107 MY FIRST PLAY . 113 DREAM - CHILDREN ; A REVERIE 117 DISTANT CORRESPONDENTS 121 THE PRAISE OF CHIMNEY - SWEEPERS • 127 METROPOLIS . A ...
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... Hertfordshire . So tradition him gave out ; and certain family features not a little sanctioned the opinion . Certainly old Walter Plumer ( his reputed author ) had been a rake in his days , and visited much in Italy , and had seen the ...
... Hertfordshire . So tradition him gave out ; and certain family features not a little sanctioned the opinion . Certainly old Walter Plumer ( his reputed author ) had been a rake in his days , and visited much in Italy , and had seen the ...
Page 83
... Hertfordshire - besides two , with whom I have been all my life in habits of the closest intimacy , and whom I may term cousins par excellence . These are1 James and Bridget Elia . They are older than myself by twelve , and ten , years ...
... Hertfordshire - besides two , with whom I have been all my life in habits of the closest intimacy , and whom I may term cousins par excellence . These are1 James and Bridget Elia . They are older than myself by twelve , and ten , years ...
Page 88
... Hertfordshire . he preaches patience very sippattitie MACKERY , END , IN HERTFORDSHIRE 66 Exposition of brached etter love BRIDGET ELIA has been my housekeeper for many a long year . I have obligations to Bridget , extending beyond the ...
... Hertfordshire . he preaches patience very sippattitie MACKERY , END , IN HERTFORDSHIRE 66 Exposition of brached etter love BRIDGET ELIA has been my housekeeper for many a long year . I have obligations to Bridget , extending beyond the ...
Page 89
... upon that fair and whole- some pasturage . Had I twenty girls , they should be brought up exactly in this fashion . I know not whether their chance in wedlock might not be diminished by it MACKERY END , IN HERTFORDSHIRE 89.
... upon that fair and whole- some pasturage . Had I twenty girls , they should be brought up exactly in this fashion . I know not whether their chance in wedlock might not be diminished by it MACKERY END , IN HERTFORDSHIRE 89.
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