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 3
... soon to have mawkishly sweet . I should not like the pleasure of seeing you in my way to live upon metheglin or verjuice ; to Bath , and beg you will give orders and then , for that agreeable variety to your porter to admit me : for if ...
... soon to have mawkishly sweet . I should not like the pleasure of seeing you in my way to live upon metheglin or verjuice ; to Bath , and beg you will give orders and then , for that agreeable variety to your porter to admit me : for if ...
Page 8
... soon hope to meet this week . Farewell , my dear lady my sister , but it confines her at home . duchess ; farewell is the hardest I had the satisfaction of hearing from word in our language , and to you I my brother Robinson , last post ...
... soon hope to meet this week . Farewell , my dear lady my sister , but it confines her at home . duchess ; farewell is the hardest I had the satisfaction of hearing from word in our language , and to you I my brother Robinson , last post ...
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... soon ; No fear that caprice should destroy the husband is always allowed to what reason established ; but even be the head , and I think in your family time , which perfects friendship , de- he is the hand too . A letter directed stroys ...
... soon ; No fear that caprice should destroy the husband is always allowed to what reason established ; but even be the head , and I think in your family time , which perfects friendship , de- he is the hand too . A letter directed stroys ...
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... soon as the holidays are over , and Montagu , sent an excuse , that being what adds still to my pleasure in this ill , she had not been able to make is , that Jacky's going is owing to Mr. me a visit . I guess it would raise Montagu's ...
... soon as the holidays are over , and Montagu , sent an excuse , that being what adds still to my pleasure in this ill , she had not been able to make is , that Jacky's going is owing to Mr. me a visit . I guess it would raise Montagu's ...
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... soon- to imagine the beauty of this scene , er saw him under the figure of Am- which I took particular notice of . phitryon , but instead of flying to But all the rest were perfectly fine in Alcmena , with the raptures Mr. Dry- their ...
... soon- to imagine the beauty of this scene , er saw him under the figure of Am- which I took particular notice of . phitryon , but instead of flying to But all the rest were perfectly fine in Alcmena , with the raptures Mr. Dry- their ...
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