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SIR , The last sheets of this Work , with a Dedication to the late Lady EVELYN ,
under whose permission it was to be given to the Public , were in the hands of the
Printer , when it pleased God to release her from a long and painful illness ...
SIR , The last sheets of this Work , with a Dedication to the late Lady EVELYN ,
under whose permission it was to be given to the Public , were in the hands of the
Printer , when it pleased God to release her from a long and painful illness ...
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... in the valuable library at Wotton , which was chiefly collected by him . Lady
Evelyn , the late possessor of that very respectable old Mansion , after much
solicitation from many persons , consented to favour the Public with this
communication .
... in the valuable library at Wotton , which was chiefly collected by him . Lady
Evelyn , the late possessor of that very respectable old Mansion , after much
solicitation from many persons , consented to favour the Public with this
communication .
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The last sheets were in the hands of the Printer , when the death of that Lady
happened . The Editor , who has been intrusted with the preparation of the work
for the Press , is fully diffident of his competence to make a proper selection ; and
is ...
The last sheets were in the hands of the Printer , when the death of that Lady
happened . The Editor , who has been intrusted with the preparation of the work
for the Press , is fully diffident of his competence to make a proper selection ; and
is ...
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moderate length , of ladies painting their faces being a novelty ; or of their
receiving visits of Gentlemen whilst dressing , after having just risen out of bed ;
of the female attendant of a lady of fashion travelling on a pillion behind one of
the ...
moderate length , of ladies painting their faces being a novelty ; or of their
receiving visits of Gentlemen whilst dressing , after having just risen out of bed ;
of the female attendant of a lady of fashion travelling on a pillion behind one of
the ...
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... not merely by inviting him to their own tables , but by their repeated visits to him
at his own house ; and this was equally the case with regard to the ladies , of
many of whom he speaks in the highest style of admiration , affection , and
respect .
... not merely by inviting him to their own tables , but by their repeated visits to him
at his own house ; and this was equally the case with regard to the ladies , of
many of whom he speaks in the highest style of admiration , affection , and
respect .
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| Title | Diary and Correspondence of John Evelyn, F.R.S.: To which is Subjoined the Private Correspondence Between King Charles I and Sir Edward Nicholas, and Between Sir Edward Hyde, Afterwards Earl of Clarendon and Sir Richard Browne, Volume 1 Bohn's historical library Diary and Correspondence of John Evelyn, F.R.S.: To which is Subjoined the Private Correspondence Between King Charles I and Sir Edward Nicholas, and Between Sir Edward Hyde, Afterwards Earl of Clarendon and Sir Richard Browne, William Bray |
| Author | John Evelyn |
| Editor | William Bray |
| Publisher | G. Bell, 1889 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 1 Apr 2008 |
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