The Last Essays of EliaG. Routledge & sons, 1880 - 119 pages |
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Page 7
... turn the conver- sation upon some adroit by - com- mendation of the old Minster ; in the general preference of which , before all other cathedrals in the island , the dweller on the hill , and the plain - born , could meet on a ...
... turn the conver- sation upon some adroit by - com- mendation of the old Minster ; in the general preference of which , before all other cathedrals in the island , the dweller on the hill , and the plain - born , could meet on a ...
Page 32
... turn in the politics of that court , combining with the loss of his consort , was the reason of his quitting Persia ; but , with the rapidity of a magician , he trans- ported himself , along with his hearers , back to England , where we ...
... turn in the politics of that court , combining with the loss of his consort , was the reason of his quitting Persia ; but , with the rapidity of a magician , he trans- ported himself , along with his hearers , back to England , where we ...
Page 100
... turn given by a little false pronunciation , to a very common , though not a very courteous inquiry . Put by one gentleman to another at a dinner- party , it would have been vapid ; to the mistress of the house , it would have shown ...
... turn given by a little false pronunciation , to a very common , though not a very courteous inquiry . Put by one gentleman to another at a dinner- party , it would have been vapid ; to the mistress of the house , it would have shown ...
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