The Picadilly ambulator; or, Old Q, memoirs of the private life of that ever-green votary of Venus'.1808 |
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... the attentions of Lord Marchmont , or what else , we know not , she remained for nearly a fortnight , and has since been heard to declare , with more gaiety than delicacy , that the time rolled away so impercep- tibly , she 28.
... the attentions of Lord Marchmont , or what else , we know not , she remained for nearly a fortnight , and has since been heard to declare , with more gaiety than delicacy , that the time rolled away so impercep- tibly , she 28.
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... unperceived by the ordi- nary way , that is , by the door of the chamber , was impossible , since there was a certainty of encountering the baronet on the stairs in case he at- tempted . 1 One method only remained , and that his grace 53.
... unperceived by the ordi- nary way , that is , by the door of the chamber , was impossible , since there was a certainty of encountering the baronet on the stairs in case he at- tempted . 1 One method only remained , and that his grace 53.
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J P. Hurstone. 1 One method only remained , and that his grace resolved upon adopting . The chamber in which this scene of distress and confusion took place , was situated in the rear of the mansion , pon the first floor ; and the ...
J P. Hurstone. 1 One method only remained , and that his grace resolved upon adopting . The chamber in which this scene of distress and confusion took place , was situated in the rear of the mansion , pon the first floor ; and the ...
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... softer sex remained unabated , as will appear by two adventures , neither of which redound eminently to his credit . The house of Mrs. VOL . II . E in a cer- tain square , is decidedly one of the first dress CHAPTER V. ...
... softer sex remained unabated , as will appear by two adventures , neither of which redound eminently to his credit . The house of Mrs. VOL . II . E in a cer- tain square , is decidedly one of the first dress CHAPTER V. ...
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... remained in the house . The gallant offer was readily accept- ed of , and before night , which his grace determined to pass in the inn , the un- derstanding between the lovely female and her protector became so perfect , that the former ...
... remained in the house . The gallant offer was readily accept- ed of , and before night , which his grace determined to pass in the inn , the un- derstanding between the lovely female and her protector became so perfect , that the former ...
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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...