| Maria Edgeworth - 1806 - 294 pages
...has been happier since he came to me; he has, however, been for some days confined to his bed, and I have been so busy, that I have not been able to stir from bottie. — To day, the poor little boy called for his dulcimer; I must own, that I found... | |
| Jacob Halls Drew - 1834 - 556 pages
...family, except such as live at St. John'ssquare, unless I come when Dr. Clarke is in London. Of late I have been so busy, that I have not been able to keep up a regular correspondence with any person. I hope, in the course of a few months, to have a... | |
| Maria Edgeworth - 1835 - 474 pages
...has been happier since he came to me : he has, however, been for some days confined to his bed, and I have been so busy that I have not been able to stir from home. To-day the poor little boy called for his dulcimer; I must own that I found it a more... | |
| Arthur Wellesley (1st duke of Wellington.) - 1837 - 914 pages
...' WELLINGTON. To Marshal Sir WC Beresford, KB 'MY DEAR BERESFORD, ' Villa Fermosa, 6th May, 18H. ' I have not been able to write to you for some days, as we have had the enemy in our front, and on the 3d, and yesterday, we were very warmly, but partially... | |
| Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington - 1837 - 788 pages
...Wellington, KB, to Marshal Sir WC Beresford, KB ' MY DEAR BERESFORD, ' Villa Fermosa, 6th May, 181 F. ' I have not been able to write -to you for some days, as we have had the enemy in our front, and on the 3rd, and yesterday, we were very. warmly, but partially... | |
| Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington - 1838 - 684 pages
...Elvas ? • W.' To Lieut. General Sir Brent Spencer, KB 'Quinta deQranicha, 21st June, 1811, 'MY DKAR SPENCER, Half-past 2 PM ' I have been so busy that...that the greatest part of their cavalry went back to Talavcra this morning. ' I shall be very much obliged to you if you will send Waters and O'Lalor, and... | |
| 1873 - 848 pages
...for nothing when opposed to that of chemistry. " I don't know," answered Ralph, doubtfully. " You see I have been so busy that I have not been able to keep up with what Hartindale is doing. Unless he is here when I come back, therefore, his having been... | |
| William Henry Egle - 1893 - 850 pages
...COXK, e. Lam/ Office. (16.) Lancaster, Aug. 29, 1801. Dear Sir : Good private optys. so rarely occur, that I have not been able to write to you for some time without postage. We are informed here considerable purchases of l.-mi -, all in the •IS1"1 degree,... | |
| 1903 - 598 pages
...schools and the festival : " LUCKXOW, February 14, 1394. "DEAR BISHOP MALLALIEU: The past month has been so busy that I have not been able to write to you as 1 expected to do immediately after the Sunday school Jitt. It was held, according to our usual custom,... | |
| George Inness - 1917 - 334 pages
...shortness. I shall write again in a day or two. Yours affectionately, GEOKGE. July 22, 1881 My dear wife: I have been so busy that I have not been able to write to you since Tuesday last, as I intended to. I have just been looking over my picture of the old man, which... | |
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