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... passed into merited oblivion , the author avoids , as invidious , pointing out any of them by name . There are some smaller biographies of Burke - much better productions ; but these , again , are either too short , or , like Dr ...
... passed into merited oblivion , the author avoids , as invidious , pointing out any of them by name . There are some smaller biographies of Burke - much better productions ; but these , again , are either too short , or , like Dr ...
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... passed in 1775 to his sole surviving son Abraham Shackleton , who , in his turn , ceded it in 1809 to his son - in - law , James White , who remained at its head until its final close in 1840. Mr. White's daughter by his marriage with ...
... passed in 1775 to his sole surviving son Abraham Shackleton , who , in his turn , ceded it in 1809 to his son - in - law , James White , who remained at its head until its final close in 1840. Mr. White's daughter by his marriage with ...
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... passed between them till Mr. Shackleton's decease in 1792 ; and after that event Mr. Burke continued his intimacy with the Shackletons until his own death . One of his very last letters was addressed to the daughter of his friend , Mrs ...
... passed between them till Mr. Shackleton's decease in 1792 ; and after that event Mr. Burke continued his intimacy with the Shackletons until his own death . One of his very last letters was addressed to the daughter of his friend , Mrs ...
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... passed the rest of his life , without any vice or dissipation , not appearing to think of such things . At this period too , as ever after , he de- lighted in society - in being surrounded by warm friends and pleasant companions . A ...
... passed the rest of his life , without any vice or dissipation , not appearing to think of such things . At this period too , as ever after , he de- lighted in society - in being surrounded by warm friends and pleasant companions . A ...
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... passed from the mimic and the real scene much regretted ; for , like Nell Gwynne , her blame had the palliation of many womanly qualifi- cations and much goodness of heart . John Hoole , the graceful translator of Tasso and Ariosto ...
... passed from the mimic and the real scene much regretted ; for , like Nell Gwynne , her blame had the palliation of many womanly qualifi- cations and much goodness of heart . John Hoole , the graceful translator of Tasso and Ariosto ...
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