Elegant extracts: or useful and entertaining passages, from the best english authors and translations : principally designed for the use of young persons ; In 6 Vols. Epistles, Volume 4 |
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Page 18
... pleased with my relations , and their fears for your journey . We take care to make health and safety , have hindered me such short stages every day , that I from enjoying the happiness of your rather fancy myself upon parties of ...
... pleased with my relations , and their fears for your journey . We take care to make health and safety , have hindered me such short stages every day , that I from enjoying the happiness of your rather fancy myself upon parties of ...
Page 22
... pleased sides I took with me a lady that had with it , I have not repented my see - the goodness to explain to me every ing it . Nothing of that kind ever word . The way is to take a box , was more magnificent ; and I can which holds ...
... pleased sides I took with me a lady that had with it , I have not repented my see - the goodness to explain to me every ing it . Nothing of that kind ever word . The way is to take a box , was more magnificent ; and I can which holds ...
Page 27
... pleased her so well , that she could some ladies with her , whom she pre- not be contented without telling it to sented to me . The Saxon ladies re- all the people she saw , and giving semble the Austrian no more than herself the airs ...
... pleased her so well , that she could some ladies with her , whom she pre- not be contented without telling it to sented to me . The Saxon ladies re- all the people she saw , and giving semble the Austrian no more than herself the airs ...
Page 28
... 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 possible to tess of have at his age , with an air of spright- liness and ...
... 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 possible to tess of have at his age , with an air of spright- liness and ...
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... pleased , as you tell me , at the report horse , and the traineau , are all as of my returning to England ; though , fine as they can be made ; and when like other pleasures , I can assure there are many of them together , it you it has ...
... pleased , as you tell me , at the report horse , and the traineau , are all as of my returning to England ; though , fine as they can be made ; and when like other pleasures , I can assure there are many of them together , it you it has ...
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