Critical and Historical Essays: Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Volume 5B. Tauchnitz, 1850 - 1742 pages |
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... Her father's social posi- tion was very peculiar . He belonged in fortune and station to the middle class . His daughters seemed to have been suf- fered to mix freely with those whom butlers and waiting 6 DIARY AND LETTERS OF.
... Her father's social posi- tion was very peculiar . He belonged in fortune and station to the middle class . His daughters seemed to have been suf- fered to mix freely with those whom butlers and waiting 6 DIARY AND LETTERS OF.
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... tion of her mind . This was Samuel Crisp , an old friend of her father . His name , well known , near a century ago , in the most splendid circles of London , has long been forgotten . His history is , however , so interesting and ...
... tion of her mind . This was Samuel Crisp , an old friend of her father . His name , well known , near a century ago , in the most splendid circles of London , has long been forgotten . His history is , however , so interesting and ...
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... tion , tempered by the tenderness due to her sex and age . Burke , Windham , Gibbon , Reynolds , Sheridan , were among her most ardent eulogists . Cumberland acknowledged her merit , after his fashion , by biting his lips and wriggling ...
... tion , tempered by the tenderness due to her sex and age . Burke , Windham , Gibbon , Reynolds , Sheridan , were among her most ardent eulogists . Cumberland acknowledged her merit , after his fashion , by biting his lips and wriggling ...
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... tion than Petion or Marat . But such a woman as Miss Burney could not long resist the fascination of that remarkable so- ciety . She had lived with Johnson and Windham , with Mrs. Montagu and Mrs. Thrale . Yet she was forced to own that ...
... tion than Petion or Marat . But such a woman as Miss Burney could not long resist the fascination of that remarkable so- ciety . She had lived with Johnson and Windham , with Mrs. Montagu and Mrs. Thrale . Yet she was forced to own that ...
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... tion at the University was higher than might be inferred from his success in academical contests . His French education had not fitted him for the examinations of the Senate House ; but , in pure mathematics , we have been assured by ...
... tion at the University was higher than might be inferred from his success in academical contests . His French education had not fitted him for the examinations of the Senate House ; but , in pure mathematics , we have been assured by ...
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