Kings & Desperate Men: Life in Eighteenth-century EnglandA. A. Knopf, 1942 - 323 sivua Life in eighteenth century England in the time of the French Revolution. |
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... sometimes extensive . It was the custom for gentlemen to send their footmen ahead of them to the playhouse , to claim and hold their seats till they themselves should arrive ; and the servants , on being turned out of their places ...
... sometimes extensive . It was the custom for gentlemen to send their footmen ahead of them to the playhouse , to claim and hold their seats till they themselves should arrive ; and the servants , on being turned out of their places ...
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... sometimes in the fields , sometimes in meeting - houses , now with a tiny band , now among multi- tudes , God's fire scorched and purged His children's hearts ; people groaned in agony or shouted hallelujah for joy , swooned away , fell ...
... sometimes in the fields , sometimes in meeting - houses , now with a tiny band , now among multi- tudes , God's fire scorched and purged His children's hearts ; people groaned in agony or shouted hallelujah for joy , swooned away , fell ...
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... Sometimes , however , publishers sent extra remu- neration to authors whose books had caught on , for good- will ; and they often paid authors extra money for cor- rected " editions . History abounds with tales of masterpieces sold for ...
... Sometimes , however , publishers sent extra remu- neration to authors whose books had caught on , for good- will ; and they often paid authors extra money for cor- rected " editions . History abounds with tales of masterpieces sold for ...
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