The Mirror: A Periodical Paper Published in Edinburgh in the Years 1779 and 1780, Volume 1J. Richardson, 1822 |
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... dinner given to Mr. Um- Cullen Bannatyne Mackenzie Craig Mackenzie Bannatyne phraville by his cousin Mr. Bearskin Mackenzie 35. Letter from Eugenius on the doctrines of Lord Chesterfield : Hume . - From Bridget Nettlewit on the rudeness ...
... dinner given to Mr. Um- Cullen Bannatyne Mackenzie Craig Mackenzie Bannatyne phraville by his cousin Mr. Bearskin Mackenzie 35. Letter from Eugenius on the doctrines of Lord Chesterfield : Hume . - From Bridget Nettlewit on the rudeness ...
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... dinner . But there the behaviour of the young gentlemen did not , by any means , tend to lessen my chagrin : there was nothing at table they could eat ; they ran out in praise of French cookery , and seemed even to be adepts in the ...
... dinner . But there the behaviour of the young gentlemen did not , by any means , tend to lessen my chagrin : there was nothing at table they could eat ; they ran out in praise of French cookery , and seemed even to be adepts in the ...
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... dinner on the composition of the pudding , or the seasoning of the mince - pies ; or enters into a dis- quisition on the figure of the damask table - cloth , with a word or two on the thrift of making one's own linen ; but the young ...
... dinner on the composition of the pudding , or the seasoning of the mince - pies ; or enters into a dis- quisition on the figure of the damask table - cloth , with a word or two on the thrift of making one's own linen ; but the young ...
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... improved into intimacy , and our intimacy into friendship ; how we conversed about every thing , both in heaven above , and in 34 8 . THE MIRROR . Subject of No 32 continued-Descrip- tion of a dinner given to Mr Cullen.
... improved into intimacy , and our intimacy into friendship ; how we conversed about every thing , both in heaven above , and in 34 8 . THE MIRROR . Subject of No 32 continued-Descrip- tion of a dinner given to Mr Cullen.
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... dinner , the table was covered with bottles and glasses ; the mirth of the company rose higher at every new toast ; and though their drinking did not proceed quite the length of intoxication , the convivial festivity was drawn out ...
... dinner , the table was covered with bottles and glasses ; the mirth of the company rose higher at every new toast ; and though their drinking did not proceed quite the length of intoxication , the convivial festivity was drawn out ...
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