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... honour of taking wine with her ; she hesitates between Port and Madeira , and choses the former --because he does . She calls the servant Sir ; and insists on not troubling him to hold her plate . The housekeeper patronizes her . The ...
... honour of taking wine with her ; she hesitates between Port and Madeira , and choses the former --because he does . She calls the servant Sir ; and insists on not troubling him to hold her plate . The housekeeper patronizes her . The ...
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... honours by his sleeping in it , becomes ipso facto for that time a palace ; so wherever Elliston walked , sate , or stood still , there was the theatre . He carried about with him his pit , boxes , and 30 ELLISTONIANA .
... honours by his sleeping in it , becomes ipso facto for that time a palace ; so wherever Elliston walked , sate , or stood still , there was the theatre . He carried about with him his pit , boxes , and 30 ELLISTONIANA .
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... honours . But I have , and do reverence him for the greatness , that was only proper to himself ; in that he seemed to me ever one of the greatest men , that had been in many ages . In his adversity I ever prayed that heaven would give ...
... honours . But I have , and do reverence him for the greatness , that was only proper to himself ; in that he seemed to me ever one of the greatest men , that had been in many ages . In his adversity I ever prayed that heaven would give ...
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... honour and keep safe such a jewel . Not only rare volumes of this description , which seem hopeless ever to be reprinted ; but old editions of writers , such as Sir Philip Sydney , Bishop Tay- lor , Milton in his prose - works , Fuller ...
... honour and keep safe such a jewel . Not only rare volumes of this description , which seem hopeless ever to be reprinted ; but old editions of writers , such as Sir Philip Sydney , Bishop Tay- lor , Milton in his prose - works , Fuller ...
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Charles Lamb Augustine Birrell. it to the Royal daughters of England to settle the honour among themselves in private . I cannot call to mind half his pleasant wonders ; but I per- fectly remember , that in the course of his travels he ...
Charles Lamb Augustine Birrell. it to the Royal daughters of England to settle the honour among themselves in private . I cannot call to mind half his pleasant wonders ; but I per- fectly remember , that in the course of his travels he ...
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