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... never see without disgust ; and I can only say that they are the products of infirmity , not of na- ture . " Careful , however , as he might wish to be on this point , such failings do certainly appear in some of his letters to Lord ...
... never see without disgust ; and I can only say that they are the products of infirmity , not of na- ture . " Careful , however , as he might wish to be on this point , such failings do certainly appear in some of his letters to Lord ...
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... men- tioned in the first letter . This I never saw ; but its very title seems to show that it could not be what Dr. Percy acknow- ledges . panied them . I shall not fail to avail myself MR . PINKERTON . 9 DR PERCY TO MR PINKERTON.
... men- tioned in the first letter . This I never saw ; but its very title seems to show that it could not be what Dr. Percy acknow- ledges . panied them . I shall not fail to avail myself MR . PINKERTON . 9 DR PERCY TO MR PINKERTON.
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... never once been in London since last June ; and , as all your papers were locked up in my escritoire , in Northumberland House , I could not tell how to proceed in the in- It appears clearly from this passage , that , young as Mr ...
... never once been in London since last June ; and , as all your papers were locked up in my escritoire , in Northumberland House , I could not tell how to proceed in the in- It appears clearly from this passage , that , young as Mr ...
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... never been in London since I received your letter in June , assenting to the proposals which I had then made this I mention , as an apology for not having myself committed your collections to the press before . However , I shall now be ...
... never been in London since I received your letter in June , assenting to the proposals which I had then made this I mention , as an apology for not having myself committed your collections to the press before . However , I shall now be ...
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