My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideG. Bell & Sons, 1905 - 447 pages |
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Page 6
... lived twenty - one years after her husband , and I think it not improbable that she may have resided in Marylebone near William Greenell the architect , and that my father went to school there . only thing I remember his telling us ...
... lived twenty - one years after her husband , and I think it not improbable that she may have resided in Marylebone near William Greenell the architect , and that my father went to school there . only thing I remember his telling us ...
Page 7
... lived quite idly , so far as being without any systematic occupation , often going to Bath in the season , where he used to tell us he had met the celebrated Beau Brummell and other characters of the early years of the nineteenth ...
... lived quite idly , so far as being without any systematic occupation , often going to Bath in the season , where he used to tell us he had met the celebrated Beau Brummell and other characters of the early years of the nineteenth ...
Page 10
... lived up to his income or very nearly so ; and from what we know of his after life this did not imply any extrava- gance or luxurious habits , but simply that he enjoyed himself in London and the country , living at the best inns or ...
... lived up to his income or very nearly so ; and from what we know of his after life this did not imply any extrava- gance or luxurious habits , but simply that he enjoyed himself in London and the country , living at the best inns or ...
Page 12
... lived at Hertford for the next nine or ten years , re- moving to Hoddesdon in 1837 or 1838 , where my father died in 1843. These last fifteen years of his life were a period of great trouble and anxiety , his affairs becoming more and ...
... lived at Hertford for the next nine or ten years , re- moving to Hoddesdon in 1837 or 1838 , where my father died in 1843. These last fifteen years of his life were a period of great trouble and anxiety , his affairs becoming more and ...
Page 13
... lived at Hertford his troubles were great . He appears to have allowed a solicitor and friend whom he trusted to realize what remained of his property and invest it in ground - rents which would bring in a larger income , and at the ...
... lived at Hertford his troubles were great . He appears to have allowed a solicitor and friend whom he trusted to realize what remained of his property and invest it in ground - rents which would bring in a larger income , and at the ...
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