The Life of Mary Russell Mitford ...: Told by Herself in Letters to Her Friends, Volume 1Harper & brothers, 1870 |
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... seen that delightful book for many years , but I remember a romantic story of the Count of Orthes and his son ; I don't , however , think it would do for tragedy , though the old chroni- cler is full of high and chivalrous incident . I ...
... seen that delightful book for many years , but I remember a romantic story of the Count of Orthes and his son ; I don't , however , think it would do for tragedy , though the old chroni- cler is full of high and chivalrous incident . I ...
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... seen the attack upon us in the " London ? " Can you guess the author ? It is evidently one who does not understand , who has never felt , the pleasure of gratitude - the delight of being thankful ; but I hope that it is not - that it ...
... seen the attack upon us in the " London ? " Can you guess the author ? It is evidently one who does not understand , who has never felt , the pleasure of gratitude - the delight of being thankful ; but I hope that it is not - that it ...
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... seen my friends Mr. Macready and his sis- ter , for she is traveling with him . You would have been pleased with both ; and Miss M. would have had one point of sympathy with you in her exceeding passion for my let- ters . ( N.B. - I ...
... seen my friends Mr. Macready and his sis- ter , for she is traveling with him . You would have been pleased with both ; and Miss M. would have had one point of sympathy with you in her exceeding passion for my let- ters . ( N.B. - I ...
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... seen him in “ Virginius , ” the best of his parts , you are aware of his merits . 66 By the way , that play seems to me a very fine one ( does it to you ? ) though the curtain ought certainly to have drop- ped at the end of the fourth ...
... seen him in “ Virginius , ” the best of his parts , you are aware of his merits . 66 By the way , that play seems to me a very fine one ( does it to you ? ) though the curtain ought certainly to have drop- ped at the end of the fourth ...
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... seen this ) al- ways seemed to me very , very fine - the head of Lazarus , for instance ; and he himself - oh ! how you would like him ! — is a creature of air and fire ; the frankest , truest man breath- ing ; absolutely free from ...
... seen this ) al- ways seemed to me very , very fine - the head of Lazarus , for instance ; and he himself - oh ! how you would like him ! — is a creature of air and fire ; the frankest , truest man breath- ing ; absolutely free from ...
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