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... from the number of anecdotes she recounted of queens in the olden time . When she left the room she expressed herself kindly to Mrs Alison , as to the agreeable time she had spent ; and the latter said to me on coming in : " What did you.
... from the number of anecdotes she recounted of queens in the olden time . When she left the room she expressed herself kindly to Mrs Alison , as to the agreeable time she had spent ; and the latter said to me on coming in : " What did you.
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... agreeable ; and she was two hours here . " " Say , " I replied ; " with truth I assure you I did not say six words to her the whole time . " With the general distress which , for five years after , followed the monetary crisis of 1847 ...
... agreeable ; and she was two hours here . " " Say , " I replied ; " with truth I assure you I did not say six words to her the whole time . " With the general distress which , for five years after , followed the monetary crisis of 1847 ...
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... agreeable party . This celebrated castellated mansion is one of the few remaining from the olden time that still preserve the customs and usages of the feudal ages . The castle itself , flanked by lofty towers and surrounded by a wet ...
... agreeable party . This celebrated castellated mansion is one of the few remaining from the olden time that still preserve the customs and usages of the feudal ages . The castle itself , flanked by lofty towers and surrounded by a wet ...
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... agreeable companion . Judging from his conversation , I should say he was more suited for desperate passages at arms than for the more me- thodical arrangements of a campaign ; assault , not strategy , seemed to be his forte , and so it ...
... agreeable companion . Judging from his conversation , I should say he was more suited for desperate passages at arms than for the more me- thodical arrangements of a campaign ; assault , not strategy , seemed to be his forte , and so it ...
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... agreeable and instructive society , these even- ings were in the highest degree agreeable . Sir R. Inglis was always in the chair as long as he lived , and after his death his place was generally taken by Mr Walpole . The Duke of Argyll ...
... agreeable and instructive society , these even- ings were in the highest degree agreeable . Sir R. Inglis was always in the chair as long as he lived , and after his death his place was generally taken by Mr Walpole . The Duke of Argyll ...
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Some Account of My Life and Writings: An Autobiography, Volume 2 Archibald Alison Visualização integral - 1883 |
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