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Not like your half and half things of the present day, or the cold hearted,
fashionable parties of tea and turn out ! No ; on the contrary, there was, in those
times, every thing that could be thought of to promote the welfare, comfort and
happiness ...
Not like your half and half things of the present day, or the cold hearted,
fashionable parties of tea and turn out ! No ; on the contrary, there was, in those
times, every thing that could be thought of to promote the welfare, comfort and
happiness ...
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... impropriety in the expression ; but surely it is somewhat strange (we will not
say wrong) but very strange, when describing an object that may be seen every
day, thus to compare it to an object never seen by either of the parties speaking
of it.
... impropriety in the expression ; but surely it is somewhat strange (we will not
say wrong) but very strange, when describing an object that may be seen every
day, thus to compare it to an object never seen by either of the parties speaking
of it.
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This story stopped not hastily ; it became the subject of many a mirthful evening,
and will never cease to be talked of as long as any of the parties concerned
remain alive. A few words more concerning the theatre. It is not improbable that
the ...
This story stopped not hastily ; it became the subject of many a mirthful evening,
and will never cease to be talked of as long as any of the parties concerned
remain alive. A few words more concerning the theatre. It is not improbable that
the ...
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... a great deal of company, and that the most respectable in the neighbourhood :
sporting gentlemen of every description ; clergymen, lawyers, doctors, and not
unfrequently officers of the army, whose parties were recruiting at Nottingham.
... a great deal of company, and that the most respectable in the neighbourhood :
sporting gentlemen of every description ; clergymen, lawyers, doctors, and not
unfrequently officers of the army, whose parties were recruiting at Nottingham.
Página 64
It has been my fate to be acquainted with many persons and parties of very
different opinions, and sometimes of opposing interests : I think that this has been
of service, by teaching me to appreciate the value of their opinions, interests and
...
It has been my fate to be acquainted with many persons and parties of very
different opinions, and sometimes of opposing interests : I think that this has been
of service, by teaching me to appreciate the value of their opinions, interests and
...
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