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Page 49
... that knew something of his affairs , and of what value the jewels were which he
intended to have shown to his highness , he VOL . IV , E could not have less
about him than the value of THE PRINCE CONDESCENDS TO VISIT ME. ...
... that knew something of his affairs , and of what value the jewels were which he
intended to have shown to his highness , he VOL . IV , E could not have less
about him than the value of THE PRINCE CONDESCENDS TO VISIT ME. ...
Page 65
... ordered , that not one of them should know who he was , or perhaps ever see
his face ; and that for the reality of the child that should be born , his highness ,
who had alone been at the frst of it , should , if he pleased , be present in tho VOL
.
... ordered , that not one of them should know who he was , or perhaps ever see
his face ; and that for the reality of the child that should be born , his highness ,
who had alone been at the frst of it , should , if he pleased , be present in tho VOL
.
Page 97
... in a rage only , but in a mere fury . Then he would turn and give a look at me
like the devil . I thought I never saw anything so frightful in my life . A VOL . IV At
length I put in a word . Sir , A MERCHANT OFFERS TO DISPOSE OF MY
JEWELS.
... in a rage only , but in a mere fury . Then he would turn and give a look at me
like the devil . I thought I never saw anything so frightful in my life . A VOL . IV At
length I put in a word . Sir , A MERCHANT OFFERS TO DISPOSE OF MY
JEWELS.
Page 129
... none , and was in subjection to none : so I sung these two lines of Mr. “ O ! ' tis
pleasant to be free , The sweetest Miss is Liberty . ” VOL . IV . K қ ' s : I added , that
wliever the woman was that had DIFFER IN OUR NOTIONS OF MATRIMONY. ...
... none , and was in subjection to none : so I sung these two lines of Mr. “ O ! ' tis
pleasant to be free , The sweetest Miss is Liberty . ” VOL . IV . K қ ' s : I added , that
wliever the woman was that had DIFFER IN OUR NOTIONS OF MATRIMONY. ...
Page 145
... to my ladyship ; but in short , I answered them all well enough , that I lived
single and was happy ; that as I had no occasion to change my condition for an
estate , so I did not see that by the best offer that any of them could VOL . IV . L
make ...
... to my ladyship ; but in short , I answered them all well enough , that I lived
single and was happy ; that as I had no occasion to change my condition for an
estate , so I did not see that by the best offer that any of them could VOL . IV . L
make ...
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