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admiration amongst Augustus beautiful became brother Byron Carlisle character Charles James Fox charm Chatsworth Countess Court Creevey Crewe Damer daughter Delany Devon Devonshire House Duchess Georgiana Duchess of Argyll Duchess of Devonshire Duke of Devonshire Earl eighteenth century England English Fanny Burney fashion father Fox's France French friends George George Selwyn Georgiana Cavendish Georgiana Spencer Gibbon Grace Hamilton happy heart Hervey honour Horace Walpole House Circle husband interest James's Johnson Lady Bristol Lady Elizabeth Foster Lady Mary Coke Lady Sarah Lady Spencer letter live London Lord Madame de Coigny manner marriage married Miss Burney mistress mother never Paris party passion Piccadilly political portrait Poyntz Prince of Wales Queen Reynolds Rome Rousseau Saint Preux Selwyn Sheridan shire sister society story Street Sylph Thrale told town visited Whig whilst wife William Wolmar woman women Wraxall writing wrote young
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Page 7 - But that will avail you nothing, for it is a part of a general system. Pound St. Paul's church into atoms, and consider any single atom ; it is, to be sure, good for nothing : but put all these atoms together, and you have St. Paul's church. So it...
Page 72 - ... instructions, our knowledge must rest concealed, and be as useless to the world as gold in the mine. I am now speaking according to our English notions, which may wear out, some ages hence, along with others equally absurd.
Page 113 - Nay, my dear lady, this will never do. Poor David ! Smile with the simple. What folly is that ? And who would feed with the poor that can help it?
Page xvii - Sir, if you are talking jestingly of this, I don't talk with you. If you mean to be serious, I think him one of the worst of men; a rascal, who ought to be hunted out of society, as he has been. Three or four nations have expelled him: and it is a shame that he is protected in this country.
Page xviii - Here lies Fred, Who was alive, and is dead. Had it been his father, I had much rather. Had it been his brother, Still better than another. Had it been his sister, No one would have missed her. Had it been the whole generation, Still better for the nation. But since 'tis only Fred, Who was alive, and is dead, There's no more to be said.
Page 34 - He has no idea of the manners of high life : his old lord M. talks in the style of a country justice, and his virtuous young ladies -romp like the wenches round a may-pole. Such liberties as pass between Mr. Lovelace and his cousins, are not to be excused by the relation. I should have been much astonished if lord Denbigh should have offered to kiss me ; and I dare swear lord Trentham never attempted such an impertinence to you.
Page 123 - is unquestionably a man of first-rate talents, but so deficient in judgment, as never to have succeeded in any object during his whole life. He loved only three things — women, play, and politics. Yet at no period did he ever form a creditable connexion with a woman. He lost his whole fortune at the gaming-table, and with the exception of about eleven months, he has remained always in opposition.
Page 6 - my neighbour is a Dissenter.' — ' Oh !' said the Doctor, 'if so, Chambers, toss away, toss away, as hard as you can.
Page 81 - I thank your ladyship for the information concerning the Methodist preachers ; their doctrines are most repulsive, and strongly tinctured with impertinence and disrespect towards their superiors in perpetually endeavouring to level all ranks and do away with all distinctions. It is monstrous to be told that you have a heart as sinful as the common wretches that crawl on the earth. This is highly offensive and insulting, and I cannot but wonder that your ladyship should relish any sentiments so much...
Page 123 - I am told there are flocks ; But it's thought the completest is one Mr. Fox. If he touches a card, if he rattles the box, Away fly the guineas of this Mr. Fox. He has met, I'm afraid, with so many hard knocks That cash is not plenty with this Mr. Fox. In gaming, 'tis said, he's the stoutest of cocks. No man can play deeper than this Mr. Fox ; And he always must lose, for the strongest of locks Cannot keep any money for this Mr.