Letters Written by the Late Honourable Lady Luxborough: To William Shenstone, Esq |
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... last threatening , but all in vain : the stars took pity of us , and appeared just as our hostess disappeared , and guided us in a friendly man- ner to Barrells , where we arrived at past one o'clock , and the next day regaled ourselves ...
... last threatening , but all in vain : the stars took pity of us , and appeared just as our hostess disappeared , and guided us in a friendly man- ner to Barrells , where we arrived at past one o'clock , and the next day regaled ourselves ...
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... last night . You will allow this to be fome merit ; at least , you would allow it , if you knew how great is my propenfity to write to you ; it being always with the selfish view of procuring in return fome compofition of yours . My ...
... last night . You will allow this to be fome merit ; at least , you would allow it , if you knew how great is my propenfity to write to you ; it being always with the selfish view of procuring in return fome compofition of yours . My ...
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... last the year round ( be eating two every night ) . This little present he took kindly : but one season proved fatal to fruit - trees , and fhe could prefent his Majesty but with half the ufual quantity , defiring him to use œconomy ...
... last the year round ( be eating two every night ) . This little present he took kindly : but one season proved fatal to fruit - trees , and fhe could prefent his Majesty but with half the ufual quantity , defiring him to use œconomy ...
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... last night . At laft I am in the fashion , and have got a Pantin . Mifs Patty Meredith writes me word , that fhe fends me a Pantin of the newest fort , and that the woman who fold it affured her it was just arrived in England , and is ...
... last night . At laft I am in the fashion , and have got a Pantin . Mifs Patty Meredith writes me word , that fhe fends me a Pantin of the newest fort , and that the woman who fold it affured her it was just arrived in England , and is ...
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... last letter might poffibly prevent my having the pleasure of your company fo foon as you intended to give it me , I take the firft opportunity of acquainting , you , that the obftacles are removed ; for my hay - making is over , and my ...
... last letter might poffibly prevent my having the pleasure of your company fo foon as you intended to give it me , I take the firft opportunity of acquainting , you , that the obftacles are removed ; for my hay - making is over , and my ...
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Page 27 - ... she could present his Majesty with but half the usual quantity, desiring him to use economy, for they would barely serve him the year at one each night. Being thus forced by necessity to retrench, he said he would then eat two every other night, and valued himself on having mortified himself less than if he had yielded to their regulation of one each night ; which, I suppose, may be called a compromise between economy and epicurism.
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