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... never was a happier couple . A daughter of the Earl of Elgin , who was so well known from Lord Byron's violent tirade against him for the spoliation of the Par- thenon , and lineally descended from Robert Bruce , she possessed in a ...
... never was a happier couple . A daughter of the Earl of Elgin , who was so well known from Lord Byron's violent tirade against him for the spoliation of the Par- thenon , and lineally descended from Robert Bruce , she possessed in a ...
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... never awoke without beginning to descant upon it . He told me that at that time , if England should be invaded , he could not collect above 10,000 men to defend Lon- don , after providing for garrisoning the maritime fortresses ; and ...
... never awoke without beginning to descant upon it . He told me that at that time , if England should be invaded , he could not collect above 10,000 men to defend Lon- don , after providing for garrisoning the maritime fortresses ; and ...
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... never the object of envy or detraction to the less fortunate of her own sex . She was as popular with women as with men ; there was an air of purity and kindness about her which disarmed calumny and stifled jealousy . It was a matter of ...
... never the object of envy or detraction to the less fortunate of her own sex . She was as popular with women as with men ; there was an air of purity and kindness about her which disarmed calumny and stifled jealousy . It was a matter of ...
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... Never was a human being more qualified for these duties than Lady Londonderry . From the day when she succeeded to her arduous task , she seemed to have but one object , and to be animated but with one desire - that of carrying out in ...
... Never was a human being more qualified for these duties than Lady Londonderry . From the day when she succeeded to her arduous task , she seemed to have but one object , and to be animated but with one desire - that of carrying out in ...
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... Never- theless , the success of the work was much larger than I anticipated . The first edition of all the volumes , the cost of which was 15s . each , con- sisted of 5000 copies , and as it extended ultimately to eight volumes ...
... Never- theless , the success of the work was much larger than I anticipated . The first edition of all the volumes , the cost of which was 15s . each , con- sisted of 5000 copies , and as it extended ultimately to eight volumes ...
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Some Account of My Life and Writings: An Autobiography, Volume 2 Archibald Alison Visualização integral - 1883 |
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