The Picadilly ambulator; or, Old Q, memoirs of the private life of that ever-green votary of Venus'.1808 |
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... period , his lordship might be said to be in his prime ; he therefore 10 attracted , as it may naturally be sup- posed , the eyes of the fair prome- naders , among the foremost of whom was Miss C , who , from her ear- liest day ...
... period , his lordship might be said to be in his prime ; he therefore 10 attracted , as it may naturally be sup- posed , the eyes of the fair prome- naders , among the foremost of whom was Miss C , who , from her ear- liest day ...
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... period against any attacks of a nature similar to that which we have just re- corded . Fortunately for Lord Marchmont , he had on this occasion to deal with á person ( we mean Miss C's guar- dian ) , who , like himself , thought life ...
... period against any attacks of a nature similar to that which we have just re- corded . Fortunately for Lord Marchmont , he had on this occasion to deal with á person ( we mean Miss C's guar- dian ) , who , like himself , thought life ...
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... understand that he formed a permanent acquaintance with any fe- male for a considerable period subse- , quent to his parting with the amorous Italian ; and , it is said , that many lures were thrown out in consequence , to induce him to 42.
... understand that he formed a permanent acquaintance with any fe- male for a considerable period subse- , quent to his parting with the amorous Italian ; and , it is said , that many lures were thrown out in consequence , to induce him to 42.
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... many embrio designs of his grace against married ladies , at least for some time , since we find that for a conside- rable period subsequent to it , he led an easy life with the celebrated Brd of Paradise , CHAPTER IV.. ...
... many embrio designs of his grace against married ladies , at least for some time , since we find that for a conside- rable period subsequent to it , he led an easy life with the celebrated Brd of Paradise , CHAPTER IV.. ...
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... unembarrassed . His conduct since has been that of a truly affectionate husband ; and , in every respect , so very exemplary , as to be worthy the imitation of most of his compeers . For a short period he was detained prisoner in France 80.
... unembarrassed . His conduct since has been that of a truly affectionate husband ; and , in every respect , so very exemplary , as to be worthy the imitation of most of his compeers . For a short period he was detained prisoner in France 80.
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Page 108 - Our revels now are ended: these our actors, As I foretold you, were all spirits, and Are melted into air, into thin air: And, like the baseless fabric of this vision The cloud-capp'd towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself, Yea, all which it inherits, shall dissolve, And, like this insubstantial pageant faded, Leave not a rack behind: We are such stuff As dreams are made of, and our little life Is rounded with a sleep.
Page 42 - Let subtle schoolmen teach these friends to fight, More studious to divide than to unite ; And grace and virtue, sense and reason split, With all the rash dexterity of wit. Wits, just like fools, at war about a name, Have full as oft no meaning, or the same.
Page 1 - ... contempt; but want. of feeling excites indignation. You have shocked me, and I leave you. From exalted rank like yours, my lord, men look for exalted virtue ; and when these are coupled, they command respect, and grace each other ; but the coronet which gives and receives splendour when fixed on the brow of merit, glitters on the worthless head, like a mark of disgrace, to render vice, folly, and inhumanity conspicuous.
Page 1 - Ambulator ; or, Old Q. : containing Memoirs of the Private Life of that Ever-green Votary of Venus ! Throughout which are interspersed Anecdotes of the most noted Fashionables, his Contemporaries. In two volumes. By JP HURSTONE, Esq.
Page 106 - ... conforms to the temper of the times, wisely preferring elegance to tawdry finery. The Duke of Queensborough spends a great portion of the year in the metropolis, and indeed the view of...