Bygone YearsJ. Murray, 1905 - 339 sider |
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... thought so now . It was there that the Duke of Wellington , who was not a safe shot , wounded my father in the face , doing no harm , only covering it with blood , his eyes luckily escaping . I also remember my astonishment at the ...
... thought so now . It was there that the Duke of Wellington , who was not a safe shot , wounded my father in the face , doing no harm , only covering it with blood , his eyes luckily escaping . I also remember my astonishment at the ...
Side 2
... no importance , impressed me much at the time . One was that my squirrel bit me , when I thought him incapable of such wickedness ; the other was the death of some 1819-40 ] ST . CLOUD - BRIGHTON 3 small birds 2 EARLY LIFE.
... no importance , impressed me much at the time . One was that my squirrel bit me , when I thought him incapable of such wickedness ; the other was the death of some 1819-40 ] ST . CLOUD - BRIGHTON 3 small birds 2 EARLY LIFE.
Side 9
... thought of at Oxford , but who became afterwards very famous , the late Mr. Ruskin . The Dean of Durham tells us in an article he has lately written , entitled " Ruskin at Oxford , " that by degrees Ruskin formed at Oxford valuable ...
... thought of at Oxford , but who became afterwards very famous , the late Mr. Ruskin . The Dean of Durham tells us in an article he has lately written , entitled " Ruskin at Oxford , " that by degrees Ruskin formed at Oxford valuable ...
Side 28
... thought that , in spite of her brilliant existence , she was an unhappy woman . The Princess , in one of her letters to her brother , Comte Benckendorf , which have been lately 1841-42 ] PRINCESS LIEVEN 29 published , says that she 28 ...
... thought that , in spite of her brilliant existence , she was an unhappy woman . The Princess , in one of her letters to her brother , Comte Benckendorf , which have been lately 1841-42 ] PRINCESS LIEVEN 29 published , says that she 28 ...
Side 32
... thought the affair was as good as settled , when , to the young lady's indigna- tion and to every one's astonishment , he suddenly departed for Rome . The next summer in Germany 1841-42 ] NICE 33 she all but accepted a friend 32 ABROAD.
... thought the affair was as good as settled , when , to the young lady's indigna- tion and to every one's astonishment , he suddenly departed for Rome . The next summer in Germany 1841-42 ] NICE 33 she all but accepted a friend 32 ABROAD.
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Side 309 - The Earl of Chatham, with his sword drawn, Stood waiting for Sir Richard Strachan : Sir Richard, longing to be at 'em, Stood waiting for the Earl of Chatham.
Side 105 - Small is the worth Of beauty from the light retired. Bid her come forth, Suffer herself to be admired,
Side 143 - lines : She walks in beauty like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies.
Side 314 - that if you take care of the pence the pounds will take care of themselves. But
Side 37 - 1 Mr. Luttrell was believed to be a natural son of Lord Carhampton. He had sat in the last Irish Parliament,
Side 59 - he published the first volume of the History of England during the Reign of George the Third, which
Side 314 - Take care of the pounds, and the pence will take care of themselves.
Side 47 - Lord Melbourne was so much broken in health that he was nearly in a state of second childhood. I believe he had not met Her Majesty since he ceased to be her Minister. Her manner to him was
Side 159 - You must know that wherever you go in India you meet with some member of this family. Every other man has married, and every other woman has been, a Miss Pattle.