Lord D ***'s First and Second Excursion to Paris,: Being a Fortnight's Ramble; Together with His Subsequent Visit |
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... Baron *** ' s ; you can there move in the most genteel circle of so- ciety ; he is a man of the first rank and fortune , the reward of his superior talents ; in this country he astonishes the learned , not only from the novelty of his ...
... Baron *** ' s ; you can there move in the most genteel circle of so- ciety ; he is a man of the first rank and fortune , the reward of his superior talents ; in this country he astonishes the learned , not only from the novelty of his ...
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... Baron *** ' Under the care of this extraordinary men- tor , who thus made himself master of my person , I proceeded in a good hired coach , the back of it crowded with my servants , who by the Doctor's attention were each furnished with ...
... Baron *** ' Under the care of this extraordinary men- tor , who thus made himself master of my person , I proceeded in a good hired coach , the back of it crowded with my servants , who by the Doctor's attention were each furnished with ...
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... Baron *** ' s . We came to the door of his hotel in an instant , where the Doctor traverse d the whole house with the same ease and freedom as if he had stept into his own . Af- ter having gone through many rooms full of men with varied ...
... Baron *** ' s . We came to the door of his hotel in an instant , where the Doctor traverse d the whole house with the same ease and freedom as if he had stept into his own . Af- ter having gone through many rooms full of men with varied ...
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... Baron's , I had had many causes of distraction , surely I had more here ; for the feet , the eyes , and the little strokes on the knees above and under the table ; the whole had a tendency to in A Fortnight's Ramble . 39.
... Baron's , I had had many causes of distraction , surely I had more here ; for the feet , the eyes , and the little strokes on the knees above and under the table ; the whole had a tendency to in A Fortnight's Ramble . 39.
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... Baron's , were pa- raded in different groups along the great al- ley . Scarcely had three minutes elapsed be- fore I was addressed by them . The first who came forward was the old military officer and the abbot who had won a few Louis ...
... Baron's , were pa- raded in different groups along the great al- ley . Scarcely had three minutes elapsed be- fore I was addressed by them . The first who came forward was the old military officer and the abbot who had won a few Louis ...
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