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Page 17
The King of England wore a black velvet cap upon his head , with a large flower
de luce , made of precious stones , upon it : he was a prince of a noble majestic
presence , his person proper and straight , but a little inclining to be fat ; I had ...
The King of England wore a black velvet cap upon his head , with a large flower
de luce , made of precious stones , upon it : he was a prince of a noble majestic
presence , his person proper and straight , but a little inclining to be fat ; I had ...
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At the same time , the personal character of the sovereign , and of the many
distinguished persons who formed his court , affords much matter for curious
speculation ; and we in general find , in the contemporary writers , very ample
food for ...
At the same time , the personal character of the sovereign , and of the many
distinguished persons who formed his court , affords much matter for curious
speculation ; and we in general find , in the contemporary writers , very ample
food for ...
Page 120
The incognito of the author of Waverley , besides being little better than a mere
masquerader ' s disguise , which gives opportunity to a little harmless merriment ,
and enables persons , perfectly well known to each other , to discourse with a ...
The incognito of the author of Waverley , besides being little better than a mere
masquerader ' s disguise , which gives opportunity to a little harmless merriment ,
and enables persons , perfectly well known to each other , to discourse with a ...
Page 143
... setting strong against it , drove it several degrees to the south of the track
usually followed by persons navigating those ... created by this unexpected
incident , they plainly heard a voice calling out for help , like that of a person in
distress .
... setting strong against it , drove it several degrees to the south of the track
usually followed by persons navigating those ... created by this unexpected
incident , they plainly heard a voice calling out for help , like that of a person in
distress .
Page 144
Peter Wilkins , a Cornish man , as the title page bears , was the son of one of
those unfortunate persons , who had ... In pursuance of this dutiful design he had
the happiness to make a kind and loving father of a person , whom he had only ...
Peter Wilkins , a Cornish man , as the title page bears , was the son of one of
those unfortunate persons , who had ... In pursuance of this dutiful design he had
the happiness to make a kind and loving father of a person , whom he had only ...
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| Title | The Retrospective Review.., Volume 7 |
| Editor | Henry Southern |
| Contributors | David Sampson Maurice, Charles and Henry Baldwyn |
| Publisher | Charles and Henry Baldwyn, Newgate Street., 1823 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 14 Aug 2007 |
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