The Quarterly Review, Volume 212William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero John Murray, 1910 |
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... asked for permission to see the ladies of the harem . After some parley , the Dey said , through an interpreter , ' He is so ugly , let him see them all . ' North had observed that after most of his own speeches to the Dey , the latter ...
... asked for permission to see the ladies of the harem . After some parley , the Dey said , through an interpreter , ' He is so ugly , let him see them all . ' North had observed that after most of his own speeches to the Dey , the latter ...
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... asked for a toast , gave ' Death to the Emperor Napoleon . ' ' Sir , ' said the Prince , who was gentleman enough to see the bad taste of this , we give healths , not deaths ; and besides , we are not accustomed in this capital to the ...
... asked for a toast , gave ' Death to the Emperor Napoleon . ' ' Sir , ' said the Prince , who was gentleman enough to see the bad taste of this , we give healths , not deaths ; and besides , we are not accustomed in this capital to the ...
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... asking for money . Her husband's irregularities had seriously embarrassed him . Byron starts by regretting that he cannot at the moment help her , and tells her why . His reason is that he had been vainly trying to sell Newstead , and ...
... asking for money . Her husband's irregularities had seriously embarrassed him . Byron starts by regretting that he cannot at the moment help her , and tells her why . His reason is that he had been vainly trying to sell Newstead , and ...
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... asking , ' says Hobhouse , ' in affectionate terms for an explanation of Sir Ralph's letter . ' As she did not answer , he wrote again on the 5th of February as follows : ' DEAREST BELL , -No answer from you yet ; but perhaps it is as ...
... asking , ' says Hobhouse , ' in affectionate terms for an explanation of Sir Ralph's letter . ' As she did not answer , he wrote again on the 5th of February as follows : ' DEAREST BELL , -No answer from you yet ; but perhaps it is as ...
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... asked : ' You must be ignorant of the long series of circumstances which have necessitated this afflicting step ... asking him to go and see her . A lingering sense of honour towards the companion of his boyhood prompted him to 24 BYRON ...
... asked : ' You must be ignorant of the long series of circumstances which have necessitated this afflicting step ... asking him to go and see her . A lingering sense of honour towards the companion of his boyhood prompted him to 24 BYRON ...
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