The continental traveller's oracle; or, Maxims for foreign locomotion. By Abraham Eldon. Ed. by his nephewHenry Colburn, 1828 |
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... wish they had so managed it that I had been either of the two wholly , rather than , as I was , both . We were three brothers in the family ; the eldest , Daniel , of whose fame no one can be ignorant who knows any thing of our courts ...
... wish they had so managed it that I had been either of the two wholly , rather than , as I was , both . We were three brothers in the family ; the eldest , Daniel , of whose fame no one can be ignorant who knows any thing of our courts ...
Pàgina 48
... wish to form their cabinets with as much expedition , and as little expense , as possible . A man may travel from Dan to Beersheba , and bring home his caravans of monsters and monstrosities if he likes ; but give me quality , and let ...
... wish to form their cabinets with as much expedition , and as little expense , as possible . A man may travel from Dan to Beersheba , and bring home his caravans of monsters and monstrosities if he likes ; but give me quality , and let ...
Pàgina 49
... wishes ; but I was bound to see every thing - I had no choice . I appeared in the field about two , resolved to retaliate the insults of the preceding day , when three Masques ( very probably the identical Masques who had attacked me on ...
... wishes ; but I was bound to see every thing - I had no choice . I appeared in the field about two , resolved to retaliate the insults of the preceding day , when three Masques ( very probably the identical Masques who had attacked me on ...
Pàgina 86
... wishes were complied with : he walked to the next station , and arrived time enough to save one or two of these animals . The same in- terference had the same success a little lower down ; and , before we could reach Venice , we had no ...
... wishes were complied with : he walked to the next station , and arrived time enough to save one or two of these animals . The same in- terference had the same success a little lower down ; and , before we could reach Venice , we had no ...
Pàgina 126
... wish that young and old should travel , I do not wish they should perish everlastingly for their tour . Est mo- dus in rebus - above all things , moderation . Without it , I should not have got rid of the gout . 23. A young lady ...
... wish that young and old should travel , I do not wish they should perish everlastingly for their tour . Est mo- dus in rebus - above all things , moderation . Without it , I should not have got rid of the gout . 23. A young lady ...
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