Family Romance: Or, Episodes in the Domestic Annals of the Aristocracy, Band 1Hurst and Blackett, 1853 |
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... honour to the festival . it may easily be conceived what a woeful gathering it turned out to be . With one accord , the guests felt and said that the young laird was poisoned , but were unable to conceive who could have done so foul a ...
... honour to the festival . it may easily be conceived what a woeful gathering it turned out to be . With one accord , the guests felt and said that the young laird was poisoned , but were unable to conceive who could have done so foul a ...
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... ance ; and her sprightliness and charming manners completed the conquest which her winning face and twinkling feet had commenced . Lord Newbo- rough was a man of honour and worth ; and MARIA STELLA, LADY NEWBOROUGH -
... ance ; and her sprightliness and charming manners completed the conquest which her winning face and twinkling feet had commenced . Lord Newbo- rough was a man of honour and worth ; and MARIA STELLA, LADY NEWBOROUGH -
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... honour and worth ; and if he did not , in this instance , act with the prudence which befitted his very mature years ... honoured him , as she was bound to do , during the years that he was spared after their marriage . And this union ...
... honour and worth ; and if he did not , in this instance , act with the prudence which befitted his very mature years ... honoured him , as she was bound to do , during the years that he was spared after their marriage . And this union ...
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... honour had now deserted him . He no longer felt any necessity for obtain- ing a release from his oath , but rushed headlong back to the gaming table with increased appetite . The consequence may be easily anticipated . He risked the ...
... honour had now deserted him . He no longer felt any necessity for obtain- ing a release from his oath , but rushed headlong back to the gaming table with increased appetite . The consequence may be easily anticipated . He risked the ...
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... honour and gratitude forbade such scheme ; the generous and unsuspecting confidence of the father ought unquestionably to have exempted him , if no one else , from an attempt to inveigle his daughter ; but then it was this very ...
... honour and gratitude forbade such scheme ; the generous and unsuspecting confidence of the father ought unquestionably to have exempted him , if no one else , from an attempt to inveigle his daughter ; but then it was this very ...
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acquaintance afterwards Allanton amongst ancient anecdotes appearance Baroness d'Oberkirch Bath beautiful became bound brother Brummel called castle character Charles Chiappini Claverhouse coach Corbet crown daughter death Derry descended died distinguished Donnington Castle Duchess Duke Duke of Hamilton Duke of Orleans Dundas Earl of Crawford Earldom of Crawford Edward Wortley Montague England fashion father fortune France gentleman George guineas Hamilton hand honour hope interesting Ireland James John Kilsyth King Lady Mary Lady Newborough letter Lindsay living Lord Hopetoun Louis Macnaghton Maria Stella marriage married matter Miss Knox Montague narrative Nash Newbury night noble Paris party passed possessed post 8vo present Prince reign replied returned Roch Royal Sam Slick seemed Sherbroke singular Sir Robert soon spirit story strange tale Thirlestane thought tion told town volumes wife William Winchcombe wounded Wynyard young
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Seite 315 - This biography cannot fail to attract the deep attention of the public. We are bound to say, that as a political biography we have rarely, if ever, met with a book more dexterously handled, or more replete with interest. The history of the famous session of...
Seite 150 - I have heard,' says Sir John Sherbroke, ' of a man's being as pale as death, but I never saw a living face assume the appearance of a corpse except Wynyard's at that moment.
Seite 166 - Third), told me that he believed the young Pretender was at that time in London, or at least had been so very lately, and had come over to see the show of the coronation, and had actually seen it. I asked my lord the reason for this strange fact. 'Why...
Seite 234 - I would have law merchant for them too; and in all cases of slander currency, whenever the drawer of the lie was not to be found, the injured parties should have a right to come on any of the indorsers.