The Town: Its Memorable Characters and EventsOxford University Press, 1907 - 527 pages |
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Page 23
... means of enjoy- ment , and so renew their charter of dependence . But this is to suppose that times are not changing in other respects , and that knowledge is not spreading . Riches and poverty themselves are modified by the progress of ...
... means of enjoy- ment , and so renew their charter of dependence . But this is to suppose that times are not changing in other respects , and that knowledge is not spreading . Riches and poverty themselves are modified by the progress of ...
Page 207
... mean palace ; and palace certainly does not mean exclusively the habitation of princes or princely persons ( that is to say , supposing princeliness to exclude riches ) , for in Italy , whence it comes , any large mansion may be called ...
... mean palace ; and palace certainly does not mean exclusively the habitation of princes or princely persons ( that is to say , supposing princeliness to exclude riches ) , for in Italy , whence it comes , any large mansion may be called ...
Page 239
... means of Lord Halifax . The method he took of pro- curing another witness was , by taking his brother into the com- pany of Goodenough , and afterwards persuading him to go and tell what he had heard at Whitehall . ' The substance of ...
... means of Lord Halifax . The method he took of pro- curing another witness was , by taking his brother into the com- pany of Goodenough , and afterwards persuading him to go and tell what he had heard at Whitehall . ' The substance of ...
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