The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select, Volume 4G. Berger, 1868 - Anecdotes |
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... thought he had done his part as a writer . “ I should have · ་ ་ thought so too , " replied his majesty , " H 2 GEORGE THE THIRD . 75 affections, she retired to the vessel in an agony ...
... thought he had done his part as a writer . “ I should have · ་ ་ thought so too , " replied his majesty , " H 2 GEORGE THE THIRD . 75 affections, she retired to the vessel in an agony ...
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Original and Select. thought so too , " replied his majesty , " if you had not written so well . " The king having observed that he must have read a great deal , Johnson answered , " That he thought more than he read ; that he had read a ...
Original and Select. thought so too , " replied his majesty , " if you had not written so well . " The king having observed that he must have read a great deal , Johnson answered , " That he thought more than he read ; that he had read a ...
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... thought I could not avoid it , although my first thought and inclination had been to deliver my credentials silently , and retire . At one , on Wed- nesday the 1st of June , the master of the ceremonies called at my house , and went ...
... thought I could not avoid it , although my first thought and inclination had been to deliver my credentials silently , and retire . At one , on Wed- nesday the 1st of June , the master of the ceremonies called at my house , and went ...
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