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Page 17
He had also begun the erection of a great town house in Cavendish Square , but desisted . At Canons he affected something like regal state . He dined in public , with flourishes of trumpets announcing each change of dishes .
He had also begun the erection of a great town house in Cavendish Square , but desisted . At Canons he affected something like regal state . He dined in public , with flourishes of trumpets announcing each change of dishes .
Page 19
The duke was very thankful , returned to town , passed the night in drinking , and , without going to bed , went to the House of Lords , where he spoke for the bishop , recapitulating in the most masterly manner , and answering all that ...
The duke was very thankful , returned to town , passed the night in drinking , and , without going to bed , went to the House of Lords , where he spoke for the bishop , recapitulating in the most masterly manner , and answering all that ...
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“ I ought to keep up the custom , and ask you to send me something . Therefore pray , Madam , send me yourself — that is , a letter ; and pray make haste to bring up yourself - that is , all I value - to town .
“ I ought to keep up the custom , and ask you to send me something . Therefore pray , Madam , send me yourself — that is , a letter ; and pray make haste to bring up yourself - that is , all I value - to town .
Page 37
... acknowledging with evident pleasure the receipt of a letter from his Lordship , with another from Pope , and stating , that if she could in the country receive letters from them , she would never wish to come to town .
... acknowledging with evident pleasure the receipt of a letter from his Lordship , with another from Pope , and stating , that if she could in the country receive letters from them , she would never wish to come to town .
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... Peeress and butler share alike the box , 140 And judges job , and bishops bite the town , And mighty dukes pack cards for half - a - crown . See Britain sunk in lucre's sordid charms , And France revenged on Anne's and Edward's arms ...
... Peeress and butler share alike the box , 140 And judges job , and bishops bite the town , And mighty dukes pack cards for half - a - crown . See Britain sunk in lucre's sordid charms , And France revenged on Anne's and Edward's arms ...
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| Title | The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 4 The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Robert Carruthers |
| Author | Alexander Pope |
| Editor | Robert Carruthers |
| Publisher | Ingram, Cooke, 1854 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | Mar 9, 2010 |
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