Gossip about Letters and Letter-writersEdmonston and Douglas, 1873 - 256 pages |
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... Miss Seward at a later period , it was manufactured with a view to pub- lication , and not composed of actual epistles addressed to the different persons whose names are given . Many of Pope's letters , however , contain exquisite ...
... Miss Seward at a later period , it was manufactured with a view to pub- lication , and not composed of actual epistles addressed to the different persons whose names are given . Many of Pope's letters , however , contain exquisite ...
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... . I cannot com- pose letters like Pliny and Pope . ' Elsewhere he says to Montagu , ' Mine is a life of letter - writ- ing . ' Correspondence , in short , was his favour- ite pursuit . • • 60 Letter to Miss Berry . HORACE WALPOLE TO MISS.
... . I cannot com- pose letters like Pliny and Pope . ' Elsewhere he says to Montagu , ' Mine is a life of letter - writ- ing . ' Correspondence , in short , was his favour- ite pursuit . • • 60 Letter to Miss Berry . HORACE WALPOLE TO MISS.
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George Seton. 60 Letter to Miss Berry . HORACE WALPOLE TO MISS BERRY . BERKELEY SQUARE , May 26 , 1791 . I AM rich in letters from you . I received that by Lord Elgin's courier first , as you expected , and its elder the next day . You ...
George Seton. 60 Letter to Miss Berry . HORACE WALPOLE TO MISS BERRY . BERKELEY SQUARE , May 26 , 1791 . I AM rich in letters from you . I received that by Lord Elgin's courier first , as you expected , and its elder the next day . You ...
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... Miss Jewsbury ) , Lady Eastlake ( Elizabeth Rigby ) , Miss Mitford , Mrs. Bray , Miss Pardoe , and Lady Duff - Gordon . The great charm of Lady Duff - Gordon's Letters from Egypt , consists in their faithful reflection of her daily ...
... Miss Jewsbury ) , Lady Eastlake ( Elizabeth Rigby ) , Miss Mitford , Mrs. Bray , Miss Pardoe , and Lady Duff - Gordon . The great charm of Lady Duff - Gordon's Letters from Egypt , consists in their faithful reflection of her daily ...
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... Miss Eliza Cook . I ought to mention that , in the case of the lady's an- swer , the handwriting is peculiarly ' perpendi- cular ' in its character : - THE REV . DR . WHEWEll . 7 SUFFOLK STREET , PALL MALL , May 14 , 1840 . SIR , I have ...
... Miss Eliza Cook . I ought to mention that , in the case of the lady's an- swer , the handwriting is peculiarly ' perpendi- cular ' in its character : - THE REV . DR . WHEWEll . 7 SUFFOLK STREET , PALL MALL , May 14 , 1840 . SIR , I have ...
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