Fifty Years of London Life: Memoirs of a Man of the WorldHarper & brothers, 1885 - 444 páginas |
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... knew him well and who had seen him often , Charles Dickens and many celebrated actors among them , I have heard the highest praise of my father's histrionic powers . Notably of his versatility : he played no part badly , and he could ...
... knew him well and who had seen him often , Charles Dickens and many celebrated actors among them , I have heard the highest praise of my father's histrionic powers . Notably of his versatility : he played no part badly , and he could ...
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... knew of nothing further . I thought this lobby was " the theatre " of which I heard such constant mention , and thoroughly believed that " the boxes , " so frequently referred to , were actual chests , on which , or in which , people ...
... knew of nothing further . I thought this lobby was " the theatre " of which I heard such constant mention , and thoroughly believed that " the boxes , " so frequently referred to , were actual chests , on which , or in which , people ...
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... knew a syllable even of French , for which language their contempt was as great as Mr. Lillyvick's . The learning of French and German was an 66 extra " not supposed to be in the least necessary to an ordinary education , 42 FIFTY YEARS ...
... knew a syllable even of French , for which language their contempt was as great as Mr. Lillyvick's . The learning of French and German was an 66 extra " not supposed to be in the least necessary to an ordinary education , 42 FIFTY YEARS ...
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... knew the narrowness of our means , wisely insisted that I ought , in- stead of spending money , to be put to earning it as soon as possible , and that efforts should be made to obtain for me a nomination to a Government clerkship ...
... knew the narrowness of our means , wisely insisted that I ought , in- stead of spending money , to be put to earning it as soon as possible , and that efforts should be made to obtain for me a nomination to a Government clerkship ...
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... knew very little German , and to whom the excited ser- vant ( doubtless the culprit ) addressed herself , with the words , " O madame , madame , ein Dieb ist in's Haus gewe- sen ! " ( A thief has been in the house ! ) " Ah ! " said the ...
... knew very little German , and to whom the excited ser- vant ( doubtless the culprit ) addressed herself , with the words , " O madame , madame , ein Dieb ist in's Haus gewe- sen ! " ( A thief has been in the house ! ) " Ah ! " said the ...
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Fifty Years of London Life: Memoirs of a Man of the World ... Edmund Hodgson Yates Vista completa - 1881 |
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