The Cornhill Magazine, Volume 180George Smith, William Makepeace Thackeray Smith, Elder and Company, 1973 |
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... Lady Morpeth in 1820 , advising her on twenty points including ' take short views of human life not farther than dinner or tea ' . ' Ist . Live as well as you dare ' is the usual version , known from the Memoir and Letters ; but ' 1st ...
... Lady Morpeth in 1820 , advising her on twenty points including ' take short views of human life not farther than dinner or tea ' . ' Ist . Live as well as you dare ' is the usual version , known from the Memoir and Letters ; but ' 1st ...
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... Lady Melbourne , whose sophisticated understanding and toler- ance made her his chief confidante , he wrote circumstantial accounts of his love affairs , with a mingling of sincerity and tongue - in - cheek cynicism . He confessed to ...
... Lady Melbourne , whose sophisticated understanding and toler- ance made her his chief confidante , he wrote circumstantial accounts of his love affairs , with a mingling of sincerity and tongue - in - cheek cynicism . He confessed to ...
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... Lady Melbourne , ' it is surely most mistaken - no one was ever more heedless ' . As to his being a heartless pursuer of women , after he had ' spared ' Lady Frances Webster , he assured Lady Melbourne : ' I do detest every thing which ...
... Lady Melbourne , ' it is surely most mistaken - no one was ever more heedless ' . As to his being a heartless pursuer of women , after he had ' spared ' Lady Frances Webster , he assured Lady Melbourne : ' I do detest every thing which ...
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