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Page 134
... dined or supped , and to recollect very minutely what he had liked . I remember , when he was in Scotland , his praising " Gordon's palates , " ( a dish of palates at the Honourable Alexander Gordon's ) with a warmth of expres- sion ...
... dined or supped , and to recollect very minutely what he had liked . I remember , when he was in Scotland , his praising " Gordon's palates , " ( a dish of palates at the Honourable Alexander Gordon's ) with a warmth of expres- sion ...
Page 270
... dined with us . — This day we began to have a fire.— The weather is grown very cold , and I fear , has a bad effect upon my breath , which has grown much more free and easy in this country . - " Sat. , Oct. 28. I visited the Grand ...
... dined with us . — This day we began to have a fire.— The weather is grown very cold , and I fear , has a bad effect upon my breath , which has grown much more free and easy in this country . - " Sat. , Oct. 28. I visited the Grand ...
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... dined before , he was apprehensive that they might think they had a right to take such liberties with him as Beauclerk did , and therefore resolved he would not let it pass ; add- ing , that " he would not appear a coward . " A little ...
... dined before , he was apprehensive that they might think they had a right to take such liberties with him as Beauclerk did , and therefore resolved he would not let it pass ; add- ing , that " he would not appear a coward . " A little ...
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