Memoirs of Count Grammont, Volume 2W.H. Reid, 1828 - Great Britain |
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... letter which the duke had given him for the Infanta of Portu- gal , and never recollected it till he was going to his audience . He stood centinel , as we have before said , very attentive to his instructions , when he saw a carriage ...
... letter which the duke had given him for the Infanta of Portu- gal , and never recollected it till he was going to his audience . He stood centinel , as we have before said , very attentive to his instructions , when he saw a carriage ...
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... letter . In receiving it , she squeezed his hand : this action completely disarmed him , and he would have given his life to have had his letter again . It appear- ed to him at this instant , that all the griev- ances he complained of ...
... letter . In receiving it , she squeezed his hand : this action completely disarmed him , and he would have given his life to have had his letter again . It appear- ed to him at this instant , that all the griev- ances he complained of ...
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... letter : however he met her at court ; and this was the first time , since the commencement of their amour , that he did not seek for her . He stood at a distance , with downcast looks , and appeared in such a state of embarrassment ...
... letter : however he met her at court ; and this was the first time , since the commencement of their amour , that he did not seek for her . He stood at a distance , with downcast looks , and appeared in such a state of embarrassment ...
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... billet had raised in his heart . Nor was he satisfied with expressing his raptures only by looks : he hastened home , and wrote to her at least four times as much . . How different was this letter from the other ! COUNT GRAMMONT . 25.
... billet had raised in his heart . Nor was he satisfied with expressing his raptures only by looks : he hastened home , and wrote to her at least four times as much . . How different was this letter from the other ! COUNT GRAMMONT . 25.
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... letter , is so impressive as that of satire and invective . Be that as it may , his peace was made : their past quarrel gave new life to their cor- respondence ; and Lady Chesterfield , to make him as easy as he had before been dis ...
... letter , is so impressive as that of satire and invective . Be that as it may , his peace was made : their past quarrel gave new life to their cor- respondence ; and Lady Chesterfield , to make him as easy as he had before been dis ...
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