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... journal and letter she could obtain of her beloved brother , must inevitably desire to help me ; and , from a few words which she let fall , I perceived that it was only because she fully appreciated the effort which would be required ...
... journal and letter she could obtain of her beloved brother , must inevitably desire to help me ; and , from a few words which she let fall , I perceived that it was only because she fully appreciated the effort which would be required ...
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... journals supply of the growth of his mind , and the development of his character . Under that point of view , the following to his brother in India , which had been only begun by himself , the continuation being by the lively pen of his ...
... journals supply of the growth of his mind , and the development of his character . Under that point of view , the following to his brother in India , which had been only begun by himself , the continuation being by the lively pen of his ...
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... when the troop galloped over both dead and living , but he was not hurt . You shall see my journal , ' * To his Mother , from Dover , 1st May , 1814 . 1814. ] THE OPERA . 89 ( says he , 88 [ CHAP . V. A FRENCHMAN IN LOVE .
... when the troop galloped over both dead and living , but he was not hurt . You shall see my journal , ' * To his Mother , from Dover , 1st May , 1814 . 1814. ] THE OPERA . 89 ( says he , 88 [ CHAP . V. A FRENCHMAN IN LOVE .
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... Journal . I shall send off another , con- tinuing our adventures , in two days . David , Archy , and William are quite well . Love to all . " From his next letter , two extracts will suffice . The period was an interesting one ; and the ...
... Journal . I shall send off another , con- tinuing our adventures , in two days . David , Archy , and William are quite well . Love to all . " From his next letter , two extracts will suffice . The period was an interesting one ; and the ...
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... who came along with him , has something of the same features as his Father . " - MS . Journal . * This nobleman was at that time our Ambassador at the Russian Court . mission by the kindness of Madame de Frondeville . I.
... who came along with him , has something of the same features as his Father . " - MS . Journal . * This nobleman was at that time our Ambassador at the Russian Court . mission by the kindness of Madame de Frondeville . I.
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