Piccadilly: A Fragment of Contemporary BiographyW. Blackwood and sons, 1870 - 328 páginas |
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... readers will intuitively discover who I am ; fortunately , I have no cause to desire to maintain an incognito which ... reading the History of Civilisation , ' by my late lamented friend Mr Buckle , it occurred to me that I also would ...
... readers will intuitively discover who I am ; fortunately , I have no cause to desire to maintain an incognito which ... reading the History of Civilisation , ' by my late lamented friend Mr Buckle , it occurred to me that I also would ...
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... readers to whom I will recount the most intimate relations of my life . I will tell them of my aspirations and my failures - of my hopes and fears , of my friends and my enemies . I shall not shrink from alluding to the state of my ...
... readers to whom I will recount the most intimate relations of my life . I will tell them of my aspirations and my failures - of my hopes and fears , of my friends and my enemies . I shall not shrink from alluding to the state of my ...
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... readers in this great work : I implore them to accompany me step by step in the crusade which I am about to preach in favour of the sacrifice of self for the public good . I demand their sympathy in this monthly record of my trials as ...
... readers in this great work : I implore them to accompany me step by step in the crusade which I am about to preach in favour of the sacrifice of self for the public good . I demand their sympathy in this monthly record of my trials as ...
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... reading fervidly aloud the last paragraph , containing those aspirations which I promised to confide to the public , that I had already a listener . Judge of my surprise - I may say dismay - when , just as I had finished , and was ...
... reading fervidly aloud the last paragraph , containing those aspirations which I promised to confide to the public , that I had already a listener . Judge of my surprise - I may say dismay - when , just as I had finished , and was ...
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... readers may pos- sibly hear more of him in society during this season , I have thought it right to introduce him to them at once . We all went to hear Broadhem's speech next day , and whatever might have been our private opinion upon ...
... readers may pos- sibly hear more of him in society during this season , I have thought it right to introduce him to them at once . We all went to hear Broadhem's speech next day , and whatever might have been our private opinion upon ...
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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.