The Spectator ...John Sharpe, 1803 |
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Page 35
... lady , however , recovering herself after a little space , said to her husband with a sigh , My dear , misfor- tunes never come single . ' My friend , I found , acted but an under part at his table , and being a man of more good ...
... lady , however , recovering herself after a little space , said to her husband with a sigh , My dear , misfor- tunes never come single . ' My friend , I found , acted but an under part at his table , and being a man of more good ...
Page 177
... lady's library , till such time as she was in rea- diness to receive me . The very sound of a lady's li- brary gave me a great curiosity to see it ; and as it was some time before the lady came to me , I had an opportunity of turning ...
... lady's library , till such time as she was in rea- diness to receive me . The very sound of a lady's li- brary gave me a great curiosity to see it ; and as it was some time before the lady came to me , I had an opportunity of turning ...
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... lady of some quality at court , hav- ing accidentally made use of a hard word in a proper place , and pronounced it right , the whole assembly was out of countenance for her . I must however be so just to own , that there are many ladies ...
... lady of some quality at court , hav- ing accidentally made use of a hard word in a proper place , and pronounced it right , the whole assembly was out of countenance for her . I must however be so just to own , that there are many ladies ...
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