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Page 266
... lived in seclusion , and had become accustomed to regard himself as by far the first man of his circle , rendered him blind to his own deficiencies . In an evil hour he pub- lished an Essay on Ancient and Modern Learning . The style of ...
... lived in seclusion , and had become accustomed to regard himself as by far the first man of his circle , rendered him blind to his own deficiencies . In an evil hour he pub- lished an Essay on Ancient and Modern Learning . The style of ...
Page 376
... lived on terms very similar to those on which his father had lived with Queen Caroline . The Prince adored his wife , and thought her in mind and person the most attractive of her sex . But he thought that conjugal fidelity was an ...
... lived on terms very similar to those on which his father had lived with Queen Caroline . The Prince adored his wife , and thought her in mind and person the most attractive of her sex . But he thought that conjugal fidelity was an ...
Page 457
... lived with their master as Dodington at one time lived with his father , or as Sheridan afterwards lived with his son . They never hunted with him in the morning , or played cards with him in the evening , never shared his mutton or ...
... lived with their master as Dodington at one time lived with his father , or as Sheridan afterwards lived with his son . They never hunted with him in the morning , or played cards with him in the evening , never shared his mutton or ...
Contents
ENGLISH HISTORY | 3 |
Introduction by Douglas Jerrold | 18 |
BURLEIGH AND HIS TIMES | 405 |
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