Curiosities of Literature, Volume 2Baudry, 1835 - English literature |
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... thing that a lover in one of the old ro- mances could have done . He once leapt over the walls of her garden , and only retired by the entreaties of the old marquis who then guarded her , and who , falling on his knees , solemnly ...
... thing that a lover in one of the old ro- mances could have done . He once leapt over the walls of her garden , and only retired by the entreaties of the old marquis who then guarded her , and who , falling on his knees , solemnly ...
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... things lightly . For when Buckingham was desirous of once more being ambassador at that court , in 1626 , it was signified by the French ambassador , that for reasons well known to himself , his person would not be agreeable to his most ...
... things lightly . For when Buckingham was desirous of once more being ambassador at that court , in 1626 , it was signified by the French ambassador , that for reasons well known to himself , his person would not be agreeable to his most ...
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... things are noticed , even to the silent gestures by which you are entreated to enter the house . The lower class of people are equally nice in these punctilios ; and ambassadors pass forty days in practising them be- fore they are ...
... things are noticed , even to the silent gestures by which you are entreated to enter the house . The lower class of people are equally nice in these punctilios ; and ambassadors pass forty days in practising them be- fore they are ...
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... thing of the kind . The rolls and records from the fifteenth century to the end of the seventeenth , compared with those of the fifth to the twelfth cen- turies , show the excellence of the earlier ones , which are all in the finest ...
... thing of the kind . The rolls and records from the fifteenth century to the end of the seventeenth , compared with those of the fifth to the twelfth cen- turies , show the excellence of the earlier ones , which are all in the finest ...
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... things , because otherwise he will hardly understand much of the lawyer's part , which in the opinion of all is the most divertising in the comedy ; but when this ridiculous way of speaking is familiar with him , it will render the part ...
... things , because otherwise he will hardly understand much of the lawyer's part , which in the opinion of all is the most divertising in the comedy ; but when this ridiculous way of speaking is familiar with him , it will render the part ...
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