London characters; or, Anecdotes, fashions, and customs, of the present century, Том 1 |
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... situation , his fortune , the extent of his talents , the variety of his con- nexions , enabled him to bring within his compass both the zenith and the nadir of society . He loved all men , pitied many , and imitated nobody - he was an ...
... situation , his fortune , the extent of his talents , the variety of his con- nexions , enabled him to bring within his compass both the zenith and the nadir of society . He loved all men , pitied many , and imitated nobody - he was an ...
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... situation with his wife , which he con- ceived no man had a right to appear in but himself . Without any respect to precedency of rank , my Lord instantly , ordered the stoutest of his servants to turn the Duke out of doors ; who ...
... situation with his wife , which he con- ceived no man had a right to appear in but himself . Without any respect to precedency of rank , my Lord instantly , ordered the stoutest of his servants to turn the Duke out of doors ; who ...
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... it is universally allowed , that a man always raises a woman to his own dignity , be her former situation in life ever so obscure ; yet title and family , Observations . on both sides , were requisite to ob- 18 LONDON CHARACTERS .
... it is universally allowed , that a man always raises a woman to his own dignity , be her former situation in life ever so obscure ; yet title and family , Observations . on both sides , were requisite to ob- 18 LONDON CHARACTERS .
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... situation are pe- culiar , indeed ; her prudence , in moments the most trying , her frankness , her ele- gance , and the whole turn of her mind , entitle her to the regard and protection of every one . If you , forgetful of what her ...
... situation are pe- culiar , indeed ; her prudence , in moments the most trying , her frankness , her ele- gance , and the whole turn of her mind , entitle her to the regard and protection of every one . If you , forgetful of what her ...
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... situation worse ; that , assiduity and tenderness , though they would not entirely make him the ardent and adoring husband he once was , yet might en- sure her his confidence and unchanging esteem . But the charm of novelty was fled ...
... situation worse ; that , assiduity and tenderness , though they would not entirely make him the ardent and adoring husband he once was , yet might en- sure her his confidence and unchanging esteem . But the charm of novelty was fled ...
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