Piccadilly: A Fragment of Contemporary BiographyW. Blackwood and sons, 1870 - 328 páginas |
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... honour if he remained in his own country , so he is quite right to go to Manchester . I look upon cotton , backed by Exeter Hall , as so strong a combination , that they would give an immense start in public life to a young man with ...
... honour if he remained in his own country , so he is quite right to go to Manchester . I look upon cotton , backed by Exeter Hall , as so strong a combination , that they would give an immense start in public life to a young man with ...
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... honours at the university purely for the sake of self . How can we expect when they get into Parliament that they should think of anything but self , until at last the most conscientious of them is only conscientious by contrast ? Who ...
... honours at the university purely for the sake of self . How can we expect when they get into Parliament that they should think of anything but self , until at last the most conscientious of them is only conscientious by contrast ? Who ...
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... say . Is it not enough to love a woman to distraction , and be obliged by every principle of honour to conceal it from her , without her pressing upon you her E My sympathy , and inviting your confidence ? and the MADNESS . 65.
... say . Is it not enough to love a woman to distraction , and be obliged by every principle of honour to conceal it from her , without her pressing upon you her E My sympathy , and inviting your confidence ? and the MADNESS . 65.
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... honour . " Fairly , now , " I asked myself , " if it was put to the Bench of Bishops , would they consider £ 5000 sufficient to compen- sate the Church for the expressions I made use of to one of their order ? " " More than sufficient ...
... honour . " Fairly , now , " I asked myself , " if it was put to the Bench of Bishops , would they consider £ 5000 sufficient to compen- sate the Church for the expressions I made use of to one of their order ? " " More than sufficient ...
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... Honour- able Spiffington Goldtip , I felt that I incurred a very serious responsibility . Not being versed in the Capel Court standard of morality , or being in the habit of treading those delicate lines upon which Spiffy had learnt to ...
... Honour- able Spiffington Goldtip , I felt that I incurred a very serious responsibility . Not being versed in the Capel Court standard of morality , or being in the habit of treading those delicate lines upon which Spiffy had learnt to ...
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affairs afraid allude asked ball become believe better Bishop Bodwinkle Bombay Caribbee Islands Chundango Church conscience crown 8vo daugh daughter Dickiefield drawing-room Drippings Edition eyes fact favour feel felt Flityville Frank Vanecourt give going Goldtip Gorgon Grosvenor Square hand happiness hear heard heart Helter honour House idea interest keep knew Lady Broad Lady Broadhem Lady Ursula Lady Veriphast ladyship Larkington LAURENCE OLIPHANT Liberal Conservative lips looked Lord Broadhem Lord Frank Lord Grandon Loveton mamma marriage married matter means mind Miss Wylde missionary moral mother nature never numero deux party Piccadilly political present readers reason religious remark replied RICHARD DOYLE seemed society speech Spiffington Spiffy Spiffy's suppose sure talk tell thing thought tion to-morrow told tone turned University of Edinburgh Wild Harrie wish word worldly-holies young lady
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Página 221 - Moses' seat : all therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do ; but do not ye after their works : for they say, and do not.
Página 105 - Great God, I ask thee for no meaner pelf Than that I may not disappoint myself, That in my action I may soar as high, As I can now discern with this clear eye. And next in value, which thy kindness lends, That I may greatly disappoint my friends, Howe'er they think or hope that it may be, They may not dream how thou'st distinguished me.
Página 305 - Memoir of Sir William Hamilton, Bart., Professor of Logic and Metaphysics in the University of Edinburgh. By Professor VEITCH of the University of Glasgow. 8vo, with Portrait, 18s.
Página 259 - A long pull, and a strong pull, and a pull all together ! [Cries, and drops his face on arm, upon table.