English WitsLeonard Russell Hutchinson, 1953 - 349 pages |
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Page 125
... Lord and Lady Southampton , Lord London- derry , Lord Canterbury , Lord Lyndhurst , Lord Redesdale , Lord Charleville , Lord Strangford , Lord Chesterfield , Count d'Orsay , and Mr. Theodore Hook " . A hundred years ago such notices ...
... Lord and Lady Southampton , Lord London- derry , Lord Canterbury , Lord Lyndhurst , Lord Redesdale , Lord Charleville , Lord Strangford , Lord Chesterfield , Count d'Orsay , and Mr. Theodore Hook " . A hundred years ago such notices ...
Page 210
... Lord Steward of the Household , the exquisite and arrogant Lord Talbot , had , with a nice sense of punctilio , taken some pains to train his horse always to back respectfully from the royal presence . The poor creature , however , had ...
... Lord Steward of the Household , the exquisite and arrogant Lord Talbot , had , with a nice sense of punctilio , taken some pains to train his horse always to back respectfully from the royal presence . The poor creature , however , had ...
Page 226
... Lord Mayor could not be elected for two consecutive terms . Bull was there- fore disqualified , and amidst rejoicing that put even the Middlesex celebrations in the shade Wilkes was elected Lord Mayor in October 1774 . The Lord Mayor's ...
... Lord Mayor could not be elected for two consecutive terms . Bull was there- fore disqualified , and amidst rejoicing that put even the Middlesex celebrations in the shade Wilkes was elected Lord Mayor in October 1774 . The Lord Mayor's ...
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