English Letters of the XVIII CenturyJames Aitken Pelican Books, 1946 - 185 pages |
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Page 68
... hear , considerably improved , I begin to think myself too far advanced in life for such youthful undertakings , not to mention some other petty reasons that are apt to startle the delicacy of difficult old bachelors . I am , however ...
... hear , considerably improved , I begin to think myself too far advanced in life for such youthful undertakings , not to mention some other petty reasons that are apt to startle the delicacy of difficult old bachelors . I am , however ...
Page 68
... hear , considerably improved , I begin to think myself too far advanced in life for such youthful undertakings , not to mention some other petty reasons that are apt to startle the delicacy of difficult old bachelors . I am , however ...
... hear , considerably improved , I begin to think myself too far advanced in life for such youthful undertakings , not to mention some other petty reasons that are apt to startle the delicacy of difficult old bachelors . I am , however ...
Page 174
... hear , but the ball will pierce his skull sooner than the report will reach his sensorium . I choose a very little bit of paper , for my ear hisses when I bend down to write . I can hardly read a book , for I miss that small soft voice ...
... hear , but the ball will pierce his skull sooner than the report will reach his sensorium . I choose a very little bit of paper , for my ear hisses when I bend down to write . I can hardly read a book , for I miss that small soft voice ...
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AARON HILL affectionate agreeable beautiful believe BOSWELL BURNEY CHARLES LAMB comfort COUNTESS OF BUTE COUNTESS OF MAR d'Arblay daughter dear sir dearest Delany desire Duchess Duchess of Portland Duke England English entertainment esteem expect fancy FANNY BURNEY father favour fear feel friendship give Greek happy hear heard heart honour hope HORACE MANN ARLINGTON humble servant indulge JAMES AITKEN JAMES BOSWELL JAMES THOMSON Jane Langton JOHNSON kind Lady less letter live London look Lord LUCY PORTER MANN ARLINGTON STREET melancholy mind Miss Montagu morning natural never night Norbury obliged once Parliament PELICAN BOOKS perhaps pleased pleasure poor present reason rebels receive retirement Scotland seen sent SIR HORACE MANN Skiddaw speak spirit suppose sure talk tell tenderness things thought thousand tion told town WILLIAM wish Wortley write yesterday young