English Letters of the XVIII CenturyJames Aitken Pelican Books, 1946 - 185 pages |
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Page 30
... honour , virtue , reputation , etc. which we used to hear of in our nursery , is as much laid aside and for- gotten as crumpled ribands . To speak plainly I am very sorry for the forlorn state of matrimony , which is as much ridiculed ...
... honour , virtue , reputation , etc. which we used to hear of in our nursery , is as much laid aside and for- gotten as crumpled ribands . To speak plainly I am very sorry for the forlorn state of matrimony , which is as much ridiculed ...
Page 60
... honours you as much as he is capable of honouring any thing that is mortal , might not be altogether abhorrent from ... honour of your friendship , since it is impossible I can cease to be , with the truest veneration and esteem , madam ...
... honours you as much as he is capable of honouring any thing that is mortal , might not be altogether abhorrent from ... honour of your friendship , since it is impossible I can cease to be , with the truest veneration and esteem , madam ...
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... honour and happiness of receiving you , the most welcome accession that could be made to it . In haste , but with entire respect and deepest affection , I subscribe myself C. LAMB . FANNY KELLY TO CHARLES LAMB JULY 20 , 1819 AN EARLY ...
... honour and happiness of receiving you , the most welcome accession that could be made to it . In haste , but with entire respect and deepest affection , I subscribe myself C. LAMB . FANNY KELLY TO CHARLES LAMB JULY 20 , 1819 AN EARLY ...
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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