The Town: Its Memorable Characters and EventsOxford University Press, 1907 - 527 pages |
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Page 252
... night . All the while he expressed a very Christian temper , without sharpness or resentment , vanity or affectation . His whole behaviour looked like a triumph over death . Upon some occasions , as at table , or when his friends came ...
... night . All the while he expressed a very Christian temper , without sharpness or resentment , vanity or affectation . His whole behaviour looked like a triumph over death . Upon some occasions , as at table , or when his friends came ...
Page 262
... night or by day , sleeping or waking , dead or alive , thunder at the door ; I will leave word with my porter to show you upstairs directly , and the employment shall be disposed of according to your wishes " . ' The parties separated ...
... night or by day , sleeping or waking , dead or alive , thunder at the door ; I will leave word with my porter to show you upstairs directly , and the employment shall be disposed of according to your wishes " . ' The parties separated ...
Page 503
... night the last week ; and that the night that the bonfires were made for joy of the Queene's arrival , the King was there ; but there was no fire at her door , though at all the rest of the doors almost in the street ; which was much ...
... night the last week ; and that the night that the bonfires were made for joy of the Queene's arrival , the King was there ; but there was no fire at her door , though at all the rest of the doors almost in the street ; which was much ...
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