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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... wanted a heart . She wanted - nor was it the Queen in her who asked for it a little affection and gratitude . Sarah had wit , had brawn , had spirit ; Sarah had a manner that could nonplus the bold and silence the proud ; but except ...
... wanted a heart . She wanted - nor was it the Queen in her who asked for it a little affection and gratitude . Sarah had wit , had brawn , had spirit ; Sarah had a manner that could nonplus the bold and silence the proud ; but except ...
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... wanted to get ahead , but was vain enough to want to get ahead gracefully , as if it were none of his doing ; and he wanted to get farther ahead than any of his friends . This last weakness was deep - rooted in him ; generosity he could ...
... wanted to get ahead , but was vain enough to want to get ahead gracefully , as if it were none of his doing ; and he wanted to get farther ahead than any of his friends . This last weakness was deep - rooted in him ; generosity he could ...
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... wanted to hear , so that he might quickly get on with whatever he wanted to do . He confided in people , though he could never quite manage to confide the truth . He expressed regret for his mistakes , but was not prevented from ...
... wanted to hear , so that he might quickly get on with whatever he wanted to do . He confided in people , though he could never quite manage to confide the truth . He expressed regret for his mistakes , but was not prevented from ...
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