The Town: Its Memorable Characters and EventsOxford University Press, 1907 - 527 pages |
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Page 124
... celebrated lawyers who have had to do with the Temple . Besides , we shall have to notice the most eminent of them in other places , where they passed a greater portion of their lives . We shall therefore confine ourselves to the ...
... celebrated lawyers who have had to do with the Temple . Besides , we shall have to notice the most eminent of them in other places , where they passed a greater portion of their lives . We shall therefore confine ourselves to the ...
Page 265
... celebrated comic performer , Miss Pope , one of a very different sort , and looking as heavy and insipid as her taste was otherwise . She was an actress of the highest order for dry humour ; one of those who convey the most laughable ...
... celebrated comic performer , Miss Pope , one of a very different sort , and looking as heavy and insipid as her taste was otherwise . She was an actress of the highest order for dry humour ; one of those who convey the most laughable ...
Page 387
... celebrated convives assemble at an apartment at the English Opera House in the Strand . At the same time this social club flourished in England , and about the year 1749 , a Beef - steak Club was established at the Theatre Royal ...
... celebrated convives assemble at an apartment at the English Opera House in the Strand . At the same time this social club flourished in England , and about the year 1749 , a Beef - steak Club was established at the Theatre Royal ...
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