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... lady of fifteen , whose ideas had been almost wholly drawn from the interminable narratives of Calprenede and Scudery ? And , moreover , what could be expected from one so fair and imaginative , taken from the dull formality of the ...
... lady of fifteen , whose ideas had been almost wholly drawn from the interminable narratives of Calprenede and Scudery ? And , moreover , what could be expected from one so fair and imaginative , taken from the dull formality of the ...
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... lady of quality whose countenance and ad- vice I promised you a few minutes since . I will do myself the honour to join you as soon as I have completed my morning toilet . " The well - schooled young lady had quitted her seat directly ...
... lady of quality whose countenance and ad- vice I promised you a few minutes since . I will do myself the honour to join you as soon as I have completed my morning toilet . " The well - schooled young lady had quitted her seat directly ...
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... lady could not see , with any accuracy , an inch beyond her nose . Probably Miss Lepel might very soon have given up her hope of introducing herself to so important a personage ; but at that moment a heavy sigh was breathed by the old lady ...
... lady could not see , with any accuracy , an inch beyond her nose . Probably Miss Lepel might very soon have given up her hope of introducing herself to so important a personage ; but at that moment a heavy sigh was breathed by the old lady ...
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... lady , a very little elevating her tones , " please your Grace- " " What can the creature be mumbling about ? " growled the old lady . " Come here , if you want to be heard . Closer ! -Closer yet ! -A little nearer . And now , who are ...
... lady , a very little elevating her tones , " please your Grace- " " What can the creature be mumbling about ? " growled the old lady . " Come here , if you want to be heard . Closer ! -Closer yet ! -A little nearer . And now , who are ...
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... lady was next desired to sing . If she had felt disqualified for all graceful exertion of her limbs , she was a thousand times more unfit for any melodious exercise of her voice . Neverthe- less the mandate had gone forth , and sing she ...
... lady was next desired to sing . If she had felt disqualified for all graceful exertion of her limbs , she was a thousand times more unfit for any melodious exercise of her voice . Neverthe- less the mandate had gone forth , and sing she ...
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Page 41 - From hence it arises, that they are but in a lower degree what their masters themselves are ; and usually affect an imitation of their manners : and you have in liveries, beaux, fops, and coxcombs, in as high perfection as among people that keep equipages. It is a common humour among the retinue of people of quality, when they are in their revels, that is when they are out of their masters' sight, to assume in a humorous way the names and titles of those whose liveries they wear.
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