The Life of Mary Russell Mitford ...: Told by Herself in Letters to Her Friends, Volume 1Harper & brothers, 1870 |
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... sure that ar- dent spirit , Macready , will drive the matter on . It is odd enough that I and this zealous friend of mine have never met ! He is just such another soul of fire as Haydon - highly edu- 66 cated , and a man of great ...
... sure that ar- dent spirit , Macready , will drive the matter on . It is odd enough that I and this zealous friend of mine have never met ! He is just such another soul of fire as Haydon - highly edu- 66 cated , and a man of great ...
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... eighth night , though it was going brilliantly to brilliant houses , and ( but this is quite between ourselves ) have not paid me for the * Miss Foote . third and sixth nights . * To be sure , 12 LIFE OF MARY RUSSELL MITFORD .
... eighth night , though it was going brilliantly to brilliant houses , and ( but this is quite between ourselves ) have not paid me for the * Miss Foote . third and sixth nights . * To be sure , 12 LIFE OF MARY RUSSELL MITFORD .
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... sure , I have Charles Kemble's personal word , and I believe him to be an honest man ; but to undergo all this misery , and not get my money , would be terrible indeed ! To crown all , Mr. Hamilton , of the " Lady's Magazine , " has ...
... sure , I have Charles Kemble's personal word , and I believe him to be an honest man ; but to undergo all this misery , and not get my money , would be terrible indeed ! To crown all , Mr. Hamilton , of the " Lady's Magazine , " has ...
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... sure pay ; and that sort of drudgery is heaven when compared with Covent Garden . In the mean time there is one thing which , to so old and kind a friend , I venture to mention . My father has at last re- solved partly , I believe ...
... sure pay ; and that sort of drudgery is heaven when compared with Covent Garden . In the mean time there is one thing which , to so old and kind a friend , I venture to mention . My father has at last re- solved partly , I believe ...
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... sure that it would touch him . Pray think of this . It is terrible to think of you amongst these men , bearing , as you say , " the mark on their countenance . " It is like an impris- oned antelope - a caged eagle . But it can not last ...
... sure that it would touch him . Pray think of this . It is terrible to think of you amongst these men , bearing , as you say , " the mark on their countenance . " It is like an impris- oned antelope - a caged eagle . But it can not last ...
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