The old court suburb; or, Memorials of Kensington, regal, critical, and anecdotal, Том 11855 |
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... must have appeared a stupendous feli- city in the eyes of the little boys , he not only possessed a real , right - earnest , steel sword , instead of one made of lath and paint , and THE LITTLE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER . 59.
... must have appeared a stupendous feli- city in the eyes of the little boys , he not only possessed a real , right - earnest , steel sword , instead of one made of lath and paint , and THE LITTLE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER . 59.
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... eyes of pride . The catastrophe , too , had been brought about by one of the Duchess's own mistakes ; by a proposal emanating from herself ; and which was precisely the kind of turning - point that suited the Queen's nature . The ...
... eyes of pride . The catastrophe , too , had been brought about by one of the Duchess's own mistakes ; by a proposal emanating from herself ; and which was precisely the kind of turning - point that suited the Queen's nature . The ...
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... consider their first causes , than those ? ) the eyes of the fancies of all such persons as choose to see them ( and we confess our own to be of the number ) may still behold the fairies , on moonlight nights , dancing.
... consider their first causes , than those ? ) the eyes of the fancies of all such persons as choose to see them ( and we confess our own to be of the number ) may still behold the fairies , on moonlight nights , dancing.
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... emblem of unstainèd breast . ) What lady's that to whom he gently bends ? Who knows not her ? Ah , those are Wortley's eyes . ( Lady Mary Wortley Montague . ) How art thou honour'd , number'd with her friends , 132 PROMENADERS .
... emblem of unstainèd breast . ) What lady's that to whom he gently bends ? Who knows not her ? Ah , those are Wortley's eyes . ( Lady Mary Wortley Montague . ) How art thou honour'd , number'd with her friends , 132 PROMENADERS .
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... so fat , with laughing eyes , Gay , Maine , and Cheney , boon companions dear , Gay fat , Maine fatter , Cheney huge of size ; ( a pleasant climax of obesity . Cheney was the physician who got rid of his fat , by 136 PROMENADERS .
... so fat , with laughing eyes , Gay , Maine , and Cheney , boon companions dear , Gay fat , Maine fatter , Cheney huge of size ; ( a pleasant climax of obesity . Cheney was the physician who got rid of his fat , by 136 PROMENADERS .
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