Handy-book of Literary CuriositiesGibbings, 1894 - 1104 pages |
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Page 10
... Lord Thurlow . Dur- ing a debate on Lord Sandwich's administration of Greenwich Hospital , the Duke of Grafton taunted Thurlow , then Lord Chancellor , on his humble origin . Thurlow rose from the woolsack , and , advancing towards the ...
... Lord Thurlow . Dur- ing a debate on Lord Sandwich's administration of Greenwich Hospital , the Duke of Grafton taunted Thurlow , then Lord Chancellor , on his humble origin . Thurlow rose from the woolsack , and , advancing towards the ...
Page 32
... lord's fondness for that people , which he carried to so great an extent as to become their blood - brother by adoption . This fact is made plain by the alter- native form Albaneser appearing in a letter from Shelley to his wife ...
... lord's fondness for that people , which he carried to so great an extent as to become their blood - brother by adoption . This fact is made plain by the alter- native form Albaneser appearing in a letter from Shelley to his wife ...
Page 70
... Lord Audley over one , to gull him . The origin of the phrase is uncertain . It has been suggested that the term may perpetuate the memory of a Wiltshire nobleman , Mervin , Lord Audley , also Earl of Castlehaven in Ireland , who was ...
... Lord Audley over one , to gull him . The origin of the phrase is uncertain . It has been suggested that the term may perpetuate the memory of a Wiltshire nobleman , Mervin , Lord Audley , also Earl of Castlehaven in Ireland , who was ...
Page 95
... Lord Ashburnham bought some of the stolen wares for £ 8000 . M. Delisle tried to negotiate with young Lord Ashburnham in 1878 , but without success . Finally , in 1890 , the stolen property was returned to the French library in exchange ...
... Lord Ashburnham bought some of the stolen wares for £ 8000 . M. Delisle tried to negotiate with young Lord Ashburnham in 1878 , but without success . Finally , in 1890 , the stolen property was returned to the French library in exchange ...
Page 97
... lord it over their acknowledged masterpieces , an original Vanity Fair " or " Charles O'Malley " being looked upon as a trifle in comparison with the discovery of a " Second Funeral of Napoleon " or " Tales of the Trains . " For a year ...
... lord it over their acknowledged masterpieces , an original Vanity Fair " or " Charles O'Malley " being looked upon as a trifle in comparison with the discovery of a " Second Funeral of Napoleon " or " Tales of the Trains . " For a year ...
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