Miscellanies: Prose and Verse, Volume 4Smith, Elder, 1870 |
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Page 8
... thought of gambling , for the lover of the pipe has no need of such excitement ; but I was considered a monster of dissipation in my family , and bade fair to come to ruin . " Look at George , " my mother - in - law said to the genteel ...
... thought of gambling , for the lover of the pipe has no need of such excitement ; but I was considered a monster of dissipation in my family , and bade fair to come to ruin . " Look at George , " my mother - in - law said to the genteel ...
Page 12
... thought she would not let the evening pass without talking of her Malines lace and her Count d'Araignay . Odious people ! they don't spare their backs , but they pinch their— " Here Tom upsets a coffee - cup over his white jean trousers ...
... thought she would not let the evening pass without talking of her Malines lace and her Count d'Araignay . Odious people ! they don't spare their backs , but they pinch their— " Here Tom upsets a coffee - cup over his white jean trousers ...
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... thought I was actuated by simple gluttony . They nicknamed me Alicompayne . Well , be it so . Laugh at early passion ye who will ; a high- born boy madly in love with a lowly ginger - beer girl ! She married afterwards , took the name ...
... thought I was actuated by simple gluttony . They nicknamed me Alicompayne . Well , be it so . Laugh at early passion ye who will ; a high- born boy madly in love with a lowly ginger - beer girl ! She married afterwards , took the name ...
Page 19
... thought in the midst of a song , or the very thick of a ball - room , can people prefer this to a book and a sofa , and a dear , dear cigar- box , from thy stores , O charming Mariana Woodville ! Deprived of my favourite plant , I grew ...
... thought in the midst of a song , or the very thick of a ball - room , can people prefer this to a book and a sofa , and a dear , dear cigar- box , from thy stores , O charming Mariana Woodville ! Deprived of my favourite plant , I grew ...
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... thought , to make a fool of myself ; so having put on a pair of plaid trews , and very neat pumps with shoe - buckles , my courage failed me as to the rest of the dress , and taking down one of his dressing - gowns , I went down stairs ...
... thought , to make a fool of myself ; so having put on a pair of plaid trews , and very neat pumps with shoe - buckles , my courage failed me as to the rest of the dress , and taking down one of his dressing - gowns , I went down stairs ...
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