The letters of Horace Walpole [ed. by J. Wright]. |
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... looks down on one who is only the most illustri- ous man in England ! But , Sir , freedoms apart , insignificant as I am , probably it must be some satisfaction to a great mind like yours to receive incense , when you are sure there is ...
... looks down on one who is only the most illustri- ous man in England ! But , Sir , freedoms apart , insignificant as I am , probably it must be some satisfaction to a great mind like yours to receive incense , when you are sure there is ...
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... looks like a ghost poor Lady Coventry is going to be one ; and the Duchess of Hamilton is so altered I did not know her . Indeed , she is big with child , and so big , that , as my Lady Northumberland says , it is plain she has a camel ...
... looks like a ghost poor Lady Coventry is going to be one ; and the Duchess of Hamilton is so altered I did not know her . Indeed , she is big with child , and so big , that , as my Lady Northumberland says , it is plain she has a camel ...
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... look after my gold - fish and orange- trees . We import all the delights of hot countries , but as we cannot propagate their climate too , such a season as this is mighty apt to murder rarities . And it is this very winter that has been ...
... look after my gold - fish and orange- trees . We import all the delights of hot countries , but as we cannot propagate their climate too , such a season as this is mighty apt to murder rarities . And it is this very winter that has been ...
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... looks as if it was a plague fixed in the walls of their house : it broke out again among their servants , and carried off two , a year and a half after the children . About ten days ago Lord Besborough was seized with it , and escaped ...
... looks as if it was a plague fixed in the walls of their house : it broke out again among their servants , and carried off two , a year and a half after the children . About ten days ago Lord Besborough was seized with it , and escaped ...
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... looks of revenge , contempt , and superiority that he bestowed on his accusers were the ad- miration of all , but his usual talent and art did not appear ; in short , his cause would not support him . You may think , perhaps , he ...
... looks of revenge , contempt , and superiority that he bestowed on his accusers were the ad- miration of all , but his usual talent and art did not appear ; in short , his cause would not support him . You may think , perhaps , he ...
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