The British Essayists: The SpectatorLittle, Brown, 1866 - English essays |
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... pitch the bar for a whole afternoon together . There was never any such thing as a blush seen , or a sigh heard , in the commonwealth . The women never dressed but to look terrible ; to which end they would sometimes , after a battle ...
... pitch the bar for a whole afternoon together . There was never any such thing as a blush seen , or a sigh heard , in the commonwealth . The women never dressed but to look terrible ; to which end they would sometimes , after a battle ...
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