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Page 25
... letter from me every day in the week , till I come home ; for Mrs. Biscoe has desired it , and has given me some franks . When you see her , you may tell her that her little boy sends his duty to her , and Mr. Biscoe his love to his ...
... letter from me every day in the week , till I come home ; for Mrs. Biscoe has desired it , and has given me some franks . When you see her , you may tell her that her little boy sends his duty to her , and Mr. Biscoe his love to his ...
Page 28
... letter to his sister , was the late Sir John Parnell , who held the office of chancellor of the Exchequer , in Ireland . His testimony of the merits , capacity , and proficiency of his friend and fellow- student at Harrow , extracted ...
... letter to his sister , was the late Sir John Parnell , who held the office of chancellor of the Exchequer , in Ireland . His testimony of the merits , capacity , and proficiency of his friend and fellow- student at Harrow , extracted ...
Page 45
... letter is lost ; but from the context , and the answer of Reviczki , we may conclude that it contained an elaborate ... letters to Madame de Vaucluse . I must SIR WILLIAM JONES . 45.
... letter is lost ; but from the context , and the answer of Reviczki , we may conclude that it contained an elaborate ... letters to Madame de Vaucluse . I must SIR WILLIAM JONES . 45.
Page 47
... letter on the same day on which I wrote to you ; and I read it with the greatest pleasure , though I could have wished that it had been more just to your own merit , and less flatter- ing to me . I will not , however , take your ...
... letter on the same day on which I wrote to you ; and I read it with the greatest pleasure , though I could have wished that it had been more just to your own merit , and less flatter- ing to me . I will not , however , take your ...
Page 58
... letters themselves . It is , therefore , absolutely necessary , in my opinion , as it is impossible to find manuscripts without ... letter , which you contrived to write in the midst of city bustle , * The probability , that the metrical ...
... letters themselves . It is , therefore , absolutely necessary , in my opinion , as it is impossible to find manuscripts without ... letter , which you contrived to write in the midst of city bustle , * The probability , that the metrical ...
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