The Companion: After-dinner Table-talkG. P. Putnam, 1850 - 192 páginas |
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... James Smith said once , that it was im- possible to discover his age , for the parish register had been burned in the fire of London - but Hook capped this : " Pooh , pooh ! he's one of the Little Hills that are spoken of as skipping in ...
... James Smith said once , that it was im- possible to discover his age , for the parish register had been burned in the fire of London - but Hook capped this : " Pooh , pooh ! he's one of the Little Hills that are spoken of as skipping in ...
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... James Herring was remonstrated with for not rising earlier— “ I can make up my mind to it , " said he , " but cannot make up my body . " HOLY BULLIES . How true it is of too many AFTER DINNER TABLE - TALK . 35 Intellect in Tall Men ...
... James Herring was remonstrated with for not rising earlier— “ I can make up my mind to it , " said he , " but cannot make up my body . " HOLY BULLIES . How true it is of too many AFTER DINNER TABLE - TALK . 35 Intellect in Tall Men ...
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... JAMES SMITH , ( One of the Authors of the Rejected Addresses . ) The Law Quarterly Magazine informs us , that James Smith's coup d'essai in literature " was a hoax , in the shape of a series of letters to the editor of the Gentleman's ...
... JAMES SMITH , ( One of the Authors of the Rejected Addresses . ) The Law Quarterly Magazine informs us , that James Smith's coup d'essai in literature " was a hoax , in the shape of a series of letters to the editor of the Gentleman's ...
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... James Smith's favourite anecdotes re- lated to Colonel Greville . The colonel requested his young ally to call at his lodgings , and in the course of their first interview related the particulars of the most curious circumstance in his ...
... James Smith's favourite anecdotes re- lated to Colonel Greville . The colonel requested his young ally to call at his lodgings , and in the course of their first interview related the particulars of the most curious circumstance in his ...
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... James and Horatio Smith , was confined to a limited circle , until the pub- lication of The Rejected Addresses . James used to dwell with much pleasure on the criticism of a Lei- cestershire clergyman : ' I do not see why they ( the ...
... James and Horatio Smith , was confined to a limited circle , until the pub- lication of The Rejected Addresses . James used to dwell with much pleasure on the criticism of a Lei- cestershire clergyman : ' I do not see why they ( the ...
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