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The British Essayists; with Prefaces, Historical and Biographical,: The ... - Page 20
by Alexander Chalmers - 1810
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Good Queen Anne: Or, Men and Manners, Life and Letters in England ..., Volume 2

William Henry Davenport Adams - 1886 - 396 pages
...Newcome. It is supposed to be written by the good old knight's butler: 1 — HONOURED SIR,—Knowing that you was my old master's good friend, I could...our lives. I am afraid he caught his death the last county sessions, where he would go to see justice done to a poor widow woman, and her fatherless children,...
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Studies in English Literature: Being Typical Selections of British and ...

William Swinton - 1887 - 686 pages
...without any alteration or diminution : " HONORED SIR, — Knowing that you was my old master's good 20 friend, I could not forbear sending you the melancholy...our lives. I am afraid he caught his death the last county sessions, where he would go to see justice done to a poor widow woman 25 and her fatherless...
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The English Essayists: A Comprehensive Selection from the Works of the Great ...

Robert Cochrane - 1887 - 572 pages
...shall give my reader a copy of his letter, without any alteration or diminution. " HONOURED SIR, — r Germany. It was a Sunday morning, and he was to...Taunton. I asked him if he had prepared anything for the servante, who loved him, I may say, better than we did our lives. I am afraid he caught his death at...
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First Steps with American and British Authors

Albert Franklin Blaisdell - 1888 - 366 pages
...shall give my reader a copy of this letter, without any alteration or diminution : — HONORED SIR, — Knowing that you was my old master's good friend,...we did our lives. I am afraid he caught his death at the last county-sessions, where he would go to see justice done to a poor widow woman and her fatherless...
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Eighteenth Century Essays

1888 - 266 pages
...shall give my reader a copy of his letter, without any alteration or diminution. Honored Sir, T— Knowing that you was my old master's good friend,...sending you the melancholy news of his death, which has affected the whole country, as well as his poor servants, who loved him, I may say, better than we...
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The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature ..., Volume 16

Richard Garnett - 1890 - 448 pages
...I shall give my reader a copy of his letter, without any alteration or diminution. HONORED SIR, — Knowing that you was my old master's good friend,...our lives. I am afraid he caught his death the last country sessions, where he would go to see justice done to a poor widow woman, and her fatherless children,...
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English Composition: Eight Lectures Given at the Lowell Institute

Barrett Wendell - 1891 - 342 pages
...Coverley. It is too long for insertion here ; but a short extract will perhaps serve our purpose : — " I have likewise a letter from the butler, who took...melancholy news of his death, which has afflicted the whole county as well as his poor servants, who loved him, I may say, better than we did our lives. I am afraid...
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English Composition: Eight Lectures Given at the Lowell Institute

Barrett Wendell - 1891 - 340 pages
...Coverley. It is too long for insertion here ; but a short extract will perhaps serve our purpose : — . " I have likewise a letter from the butler, who took...melancholy news of his death, which has afflicted the whole county as well as his poor servants, who loved him, I may say, better than we did our lives. I am afraid...
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English Composition: Eight Lectures Given at the Lowell Institute

Barrett Wendell - 1891 - 338 pages
...Coverley. It is too long for insertion here ; but a short extract will perhaps serve our purpose : — " I have likewise a letter from the butler, who took...melancholy news of his death, which has afflicted the whole county as well as his poor servants, who loved him, I may say, better than we did our lives. I am afraid...
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English Composition: Eight Lectures Given at the Lowell Institute

Barrett Wendell - 1891 - 340 pages
...give my reader a copy of his letter, without any alteration or diminution : — "' HONOURED SIR, — Knowing that you was my old master's good friend,...melancholy news of his death, which has afflicted the whole county as well as his poor servants, who loved him, I may say, better than we did our lives. I am afraid...
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