The Adventures of a Dramatist on a Journey to the London Managers: In Two VolumesLackington, Allen and Company ... and sold, 1813 - 204 |
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... engrossing the whole , attention ; and , at the few invitations of consequence I received , the lower end of the table was generally my ap pointed station . I , in consequence , felt that , in the absence of wealth , a far 8.
... engrossing the whole , attention ; and , at the few invitations of consequence I received , the lower end of the table was generally my ap pointed station . I , in consequence , felt that , in the absence of wealth , a far 8.
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... felt by the Author ; and once , I well remember , to a question put to me , re- specting the precise sum I expected to receive from this chef - d'œuvre , be- cause I confidently asserted that I would not take less than one thousand ...
... felt by the Author ; and once , I well remember , to a question put to me , re- specting the precise sum I expected to receive from this chef - d'œuvre , be- cause I confidently asserted that I would not take less than one thousand ...
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... felt for the last fif- teen years . My fortitude began to for- sake me , and my resolution wavered . I would have perhaps traced back my steps , had not shame hastened to the relief of ambition . The struggle was violent , but of short ...
... felt for the last fif- teen years . My fortitude began to for- sake me , and my resolution wavered . I would have perhaps traced back my steps , had not shame hastened to the relief of ambition . The struggle was violent , but of short ...
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... felt . When I first heard the melody of her voice , I could have sworn that such was the form , and such the features of her countenance.- She was on her return to her mother's from Cheltenham , where she had been nursing an elderly ...
... felt . When I first heard the melody of her voice , I could have sworn that such was the form , and such the features of her countenance.- She was on her return to her mother's from Cheltenham , where she had been nursing an elderly ...
Strona 109
... felt is not to be des- cribed and my heart beat high , when she replaced her arm within mine . As we proceeded , I went on with my dis- course , as yet but little aware of the danger I was running . ་ ་ My dear , the life of every one ...
... felt is not to be des- cribed and my heart beat high , when she replaced her arm within mine . As we proceeded , I went on with my dis- course , as yet but little aware of the danger I was running . ་ ་ My dear , the life of every one ...
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