London Characters: Or, Fashions and Customs, of the Present Century, Том 1booksellers in Bondstreet, 1809 - 3 страници |
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... remarkable thinness ; for which the quizzers of the day had given him the name of Jack Spindle , which was generally the appellation he was known by in his absence : present , his society was courted , because he was immensely rich ...
... remarkable thinness ; for which the quizzers of the day had given him the name of Jack Spindle , which was generally the appellation he was known by in his absence : present , his society was courted , because he was immensely rich ...
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... remarkable , is in a dangerous situation , in the army , in point of character , if divested of com-- panions of her own sex , especially if her acquaintance with the opposite sex is numerous . The wish of his heart was about to be ...
... remarkable , is in a dangerous situation , in the army , in point of character , if divested of com-- panions of her own sex , especially if her acquaintance with the opposite sex is numerous . The wish of his heart was about to be ...
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... remarkable for the contrary virtue ; and her conduct was so chastely correct , so strongly fortified by prudence , that the remarkable frankness and openness of her ' Her Character . character , never caused an impertinent 1-63 LADY ...
... remarkable for the contrary virtue ; and her conduct was so chastely correct , so strongly fortified by prudence , that the remarkable frankness and openness of her ' Her Character . character , never caused an impertinent 1-63 LADY ...
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... still possess , was yet remarkable for never at- tempting the seduction of elegance and virtue , or even the wish to possess the object of his choice , in any but an ho- nourable way . Disparity of Fortune . Lady Eastwood was of a good.
... still possess , was yet remarkable for never at- tempting the seduction of elegance and virtue , or even the wish to possess the object of his choice , in any but an ho- nourable way . Disparity of Fortune . Lady Eastwood was of a good.
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... remarkable is she for this last- mentioned amusement , that her friends observe , when a shop advertises to be selling off , at prime cost , they generally look for Miss Deborah's bust as a surer sign of a profitable market , than the ...
... remarkable is she for this last- mentioned amusement , that her friends observe , when a shop advertises to be selling off , at prime cost , they generally look for Miss Deborah's bust as a surer sign of a profitable market , than the ...
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acquaintance admired affection amiable appear beautiful Betty Blump bosom Brereton brother character charms cival Clairville conduct Cottage Orné countenance Countess daugh daughter dear Charlotte dear Duchess delighted Duchess of Pyrmont Duke of Warton elegant eyes fair fashion father favourite feel female Fernonville fortune gentleman girl give Grace guilty happy heart honour HORAT husband inclination innocent kind knew Lady Charlotte Lady Eastwood Lady Laura libertine live Lord Berwick Lord Eastwood Lord Francis Lordship Lovedale lover maid manners Marmaduke Marquis of Waltham marriage married Meadowes mind Miss Rawlins Miss Smythe mistress Monsieur Dubois morning nature ness never noble parties Patty Percival person possessed racter rank rendered respect rich seduced servant shew Sir Theodore Brydges Sir William Featherington sister Snargate soon spect Spruce Stanmore Sunbury sure sweet ther thought tion vice Villeneuf virtue walk wife wish woman young
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