Gossip about Letters and Letter-writersEdmonston and Douglas, 1873 - 256 pages |
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... occasion of his leaving home for a short time , that the first letter she wrote to him would not be without one of these codicils . Nothing seemed more certain than that the lady would win . The letter was written and signed , and about ...
... occasion of his leaving home for a short time , that the first letter she wrote to him would not be without one of these codicils . Nothing seemed more certain than that the lady would win . The letter was written and signed , and about ...
Page 10
... occasion for a few more ' last words ' on the flap of the envelope . Altered Character of Correspondence . In the present age of bustle and excitement , the tendency on the part of the male sex to abandon the practice of friendly letter ...
... occasion for a few more ' last words ' on the flap of the envelope . Altered Character of Correspondence . In the present age of bustle and excitement , the tendency on the part of the male sex to abandon the practice of friendly letter ...
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... occasions , I began to look around the church to find out if there were any pretty girls there , when my atten- tion was attracted by the foreign accent of the parson . I gave him my attention , and had my devotion awakened by the most ...
... occasions , I began to look around the church to find out if there were any pretty girls there , when my atten- tion was attracted by the foreign accent of the parson . I gave him my attention , and had my devotion awakened by the most ...
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... occasion , for which I hope he will be damned . ' It must be acknowledged that the somewhat strong language of the indignant subaltern was , to a certain extent , justified by the utter falsity of the extraordinary charges - the motive ...
... occasion , for which I hope he will be damned . ' It must be acknowledged that the somewhat strong language of the indignant subaltern was , to a certain extent , justified by the utter falsity of the extraordinary charges - the motive ...
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... occasions , pro- voked a smile . ' Marie de Rabutin Chantal , afterwards Ma- dame de Sévigné , was born at Paris in the year 1626. Deprived of both her parents at a very early age , she was carefully educated under the superintendence ...
... occasions , pro- voked a smile . ' Marie de Rabutin Chantal , afterwards Ma- dame de Sévigné , was born at Paris in the year 1626. Deprived of both her parents at a very early age , she was carefully educated under the superintendence ...
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