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Page 133
by the smiles , and sometimes the scarce restrained laughter , by which some of his sallies were received by his attendants . They also wore only morning dresses ; but their looks and manner were those of men of rank , in presence of ...
by the smiles , and sometimes the scarce restrained laughter , by which some of his sallies were received by his attendants . They also wore only morning dresses ; but their looks and manner were those of men of rank , in presence of ...
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... and in sounds so exceedingly shrill , that it often sets our teeth on edge . The chimney - sweeper is confined to no certain pitch ; he sometimes utters himself in the deepest bass , and sometimes in the sharpest treble ; sometimes ...
... and in sounds so exceedingly shrill , that it often sets our teeth on edge . The chimney - sweeper is confined to no certain pitch ; he sometimes utters himself in the deepest bass , and sometimes in the sharpest treble ; sometimes ...
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To this present year of my life , when I sit in this hall , or where not , hearing a dull speech ( the phenomenon does occur ) , I sometimes beguile the tedium of the moment by mentally following the speaker in the old , old way ...
To this present year of my life , when I sit in this hall , or where not , hearing a dull speech ( the phenomenon does occur ) , I sometimes beguile the tedium of the moment by mentally following the speaker in the old , old way ...
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Contents
ELYOT SIR THOMAS | 8 |
CAMDEN WILLIAM Queen Eleanors Memorial at Charing | 17 |
CAVENDISH G Wolsey in Whitehall | 38 |
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| Title | London in Literature King's treasuries of literature |
| Author | Alfred H. Headley |
| Editor | Alfred H. Headley |
| Compiled by | Alfred H. Headley |
| Publisher | J. M. Dent & Sons Limited, 1920 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 30 Oct 2007 |
| Length | 288 pages |
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