The Stranger in France: Or, A Tour from Devonshire to Paris |
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Page 22
... suffered by a comparison with those fragrant flowers to which young poets resemble their beloved mistresses ; as soon as I had pre- ferred my prayer , she very deliberately drew from her pocket a large clasp knife , which , after she ...
... suffered by a comparison with those fragrant flowers to which young poets resemble their beloved mistresses ; as soon as I had pre- ferred my prayer , she very deliberately drew from her pocket a large clasp knife , which , after she ...
Page 72
... impression which I would wish to convey of them will suffer , when I inform my reader , that they are servants of the police , and answer to our Bow - street runners . CRIMINAL MILITARY TRIBUNAL . 73 The swiftness with which they.
... impression which I would wish to convey of them will suffer , when I inform my reader , that they are servants of the police , and answer to our Bow - street runners . CRIMINAL MILITARY TRIBUNAL . 73 The swiftness with which they.
Page 83
... suffered , fatigued with life , and pursued by poverty , and the frightful remembrance of his offences , then almost forgotten by the world , he left the south . of France for Calais , with an intention of pass- ing over to England , to ...
... suffered , fatigued with life , and pursued by poverty , and the frightful remembrance of his offences , then almost forgotten by the world , he left the south . of France for Calais , with an intention of pass- ing over to England , to ...
Page 100
... suffered great inconvenience , but who could be angry ? In the course of our walks , and conversa- tions with the workmen whom we met , we found that most of the masons and gardeners of Rouen had fought in the memorable , bloody , and ...
... suffered great inconvenience , but who could be angry ? In the course of our walks , and conversa- tions with the workmen whom we met , we found that most of the masons and gardeners of Rouen had fought in the memorable , bloody , and ...
Page 105
... suffering by inconvenient notions of delicacy . A few miles from Mante , on the borders of the Seine , we passed one of the venerable cha- teaux of the celebrated duc de Sully , the faithful , able , and upright minister of Henry IV ...
... suffering by inconvenient notions of delicacy . A few miles from Mante , on the borders of the Seine , we passed one of the venerable cha- teaux of the celebrated duc de Sully , the faithful , able , and upright minister of Henry IV ...
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