Thoughts on men and things, a series of essays by 'Angelina Gushington'.Rivingtons, 1867 - 205 pages |
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... idea ; but it is exactly what I always said , do you know , when mamma would persist in calling dear George and his college friends lazy and good - for - nothing , that I was sure young men at Oxford and Cambridge were always improving ...
... idea ; but it is exactly what I always said , do you know , when mamma would persist in calling dear George and his college friends lazy and good - for - nothing , that I was sure young men at Oxford and Cambridge were always improving ...
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... idea of going into the Church altogether , and take to farming or trade , which would be a great disappointment to us all , as there is a capital family living he would come in for , and the present incumbent is an old man , and very ...
... idea of going into the Church altogether , and take to farming or trade , which would be a great disappointment to us all , as there is a capital family living he would come in for , and the present incumbent is an old man , and very ...
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... idea of a reading party , but I am such a mere creature of impulse , I am sure to say the first thing that comes into my head without thinking of the consequences , and it is that which makes me so nervous at submitting my essays to the ...
... idea of a reading party , but I am such a mere creature of impulse , I am sure to say the first thing that comes into my head without thinking of the consequences , and it is that which makes me so nervous at submitting my essays to the ...
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... idea ! What will the Dashwoods , and the Plantagenet - Smythes ( a new family lately come into the neighbourhood , reported enor- mously rich ) , and the Fiddle - Faddletons of Fiddle - Faddleton ( a very old family ) , and lots of ...
... idea ! What will the Dashwoods , and the Plantagenet - Smythes ( a new family lately come into the neighbourhood , reported enor- mously rich ) , and the Fiddle - Faddletons of Fiddle - Faddleton ( a very old family ) , and lots of ...
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... idea was the best : he said if grown - up women wore tartes , he supposed young girls just from school would wear tartines , as best suited for bread- and - butter misses . Wasn't that good ? I want him to send it to Punch , but he won ...
... idea was the best : he said if grown - up women wore tartes , he supposed young girls just from school would wear tartines , as best suited for bread- and - butter misses . Wasn't that good ? I want him to send it to Punch , but he won ...
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