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... object of mode , it is to be hoped that they too will , every now and then , come into fashion again . The author I have been men- tioning reminds me of a French gentleman , who some years ago made me a visit at Strawberry - hill . He ...
... object of mode , it is to be hoped that they too will , every now and then , come into fashion again . The author I have been men- tioning reminds me of a French gentleman , who some years ago made me a visit at Strawberry - hill . He ...
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... object , because that object has been employed by another ? The more we exact novelty , the sooner our taste will be vitiated . Situations are every where so various , that there never can be a sameness , while the dis- position of the ...
... object , because that object has been employed by another ? The more we exact novelty , the sooner our taste will be vitiated . Situations are every where so various , that there never can be a sameness , while the dis- position of the ...
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... object , because that object has been employed by another ? The more we exact novelty , the sooner our taste will be vitiated . Situations are every where so various , that there never can be a sameness , while the dis- position of the ...
... object , because that object has been employed by another ? The more we exact novelty , the sooner our taste will be vitiated . Situations are every where so various , that there never can be a sameness , while the dis- position of the ...
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