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Page 4
... attend to what I said . Presently after I met Eurydice , who asked me if I could sing a tune , for Pluto had a very good ear , and I might release her for ever , for though E. ROBINSON . LETTER IV . From Mrs. Elizabeth Montagu to the ...
... attend to what I said . Presently after I met Eurydice , who asked me if I could sing a tune , for Pluto had a very good ear , and I might release her for ever , for though E. ROBINSON . LETTER IV . From Mrs. Elizabeth Montagu to the ...
Page 11
... attend whose gilded roofs I dwell , have a the absurdity . I like an owl , very pomp far beyond pastoral . In one often , better than an alderman ; a ✓ thing I fall short of Chloe and Phil- spaniel better than a courtier ; and a lis ...
... attend whose gilded roofs I dwell , have a the absurdity . I like an owl , very pomp far beyond pastoral . In one often , better than an alderman ; a ✓ thing I fall short of Chloe and Phil- spaniel better than a courtier ; and a lis ...
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... attending at court , leave me hardly any time to dispose of . I am extremely pleased that I can tell you , without flattery or partiality , that our young prince has all the ac- Lady M. W. Montague to the Coun - complishments that it is ...
... attending at court , leave me hardly any time to dispose of . I am extremely pleased that I can tell you , without flattery or partiality , that our young prince has all the ac- Lady M. W. Montague to the Coun - complishments that it is ...
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... attend when my mind calls for re- Thus , madam , I have performed laxation , and to speak when my pow- what I did ... attending it by want of Dear madam , breath . If I can complete the scheme , Ir , as you observe , my former let- you ...
... attend when my mind calls for re- Thus , madam , I have performed laxation , and to speak when my pow- what I did ... attending it by want of Dear madam , breath . If I can complete the scheme , Ir , as you observe , my former let- you ...
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... attend you with peace having always been , sincere in his and joy in your last moments ! I love belief and love of the Gospel . Ano- you too well not to make this a part ther acquaintance I have lately made , of my prayers ; and when I ...
... attend you with peace having always been , sincere in his and joy in your last moments ! I love belief and love of the Gospel . Ano- you too well not to make this a part ther acquaintance I have lately made , of my prayers ; and when I ...
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