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Page 146
... plates of the guests . When all had finished , most of the plates seemed full . But I was told afterwards that it is not considered civil to decline any one kind of food , though your hostess may have provided a dozen . You are expected ...
... plates of the guests . When all had finished , most of the plates seemed full . But I was told afterwards that it is not considered civil to decline any one kind of food , though your hostess may have provided a dozen . You are expected ...
Page 153
... plates with a nervous haste that betokened an evil conscience . Nothing escaped their ravenous appetites . The very débris of their brothers and cousins were not sacred from their can- nibalish propensities . A plate of butter upon ...
... plates with a nervous haste that betokened an evil conscience . Nothing escaped their ravenous appetites . The very débris of their brothers and cousins were not sacred from their can- nibalish propensities . A plate of butter upon ...
Page 284
... plate of sugar , and devour it by the handful ; and we have ourselves known a grave philosopher , from whom his lady declared she should be obliged to lock up her sugar - barrel . In these west- ern shades , to which sugars from abroad ...
... plate of sugar , and devour it by the handful ; and we have ourselves known a grave philosopher , from whom his lady declared she should be obliged to lock up her sugar - barrel . In these west- ern shades , to which sugars from abroad ...
Page 323
... Plates . 8vo . with Index , 12s . half - bound . ATLAS OF ANCIENT GEOGRAPHY ; Consisting of Twenty - three coloured Maps . With Index . By the late Dr. Butler . New Edition . 8vo . 12s . half - bound . * The above two Atlases may be had ...
... Plates . 8vo . with Index , 12s . half - bound . ATLAS OF ANCIENT GEOGRAPHY ; Consisting of Twenty - three coloured Maps . With Index . By the late Dr. Butler . New Edition . 8vo . 12s . half - bound . * The above two Atlases may be had ...
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... Plates . 2d Edition , 8vo . 12. boards . 2. The ROYAL REGIMENT OF HORSE GUARDS , OR OXFORD BLUES - Its Services , and the transactions in which it has been engaged from its establishment in 1661 , to the present time . By Edmund Packe ...
... Plates . 2d Edition , 8vo . 12. boards . 2. The ROYAL REGIMENT OF HORSE GUARDS , OR OXFORD BLUES - Its Services , and the transactions in which it has been engaged from its establishment in 1661 , to the present time . By Edmund Packe ...
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