Kings and Desperate Men: Life in Eighteenth Century EnglandVintage Books, 1942 - 298 sivua Life in eighteenth century England in the time of the French Revolution. |
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... never rash ; large , it was never flatulent ; seeking scope , it never grew hasty in details . The Duke's coolness is proverbial , and was perhaps the cement for all his other gifts ; and if he could be brilliant in relaxed moments , he ...
... never rash ; large , it was never flatulent ; seeking scope , it never grew hasty in details . The Duke's coolness is proverbial , and was perhaps the cement for all his other gifts ; and if he could be brilliant in relaxed moments , he ...
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... never spoke to servants , but communicated with them by signs ; he never travelled without having the roads cleared of bystanders ; he never permitted his own children to sit down in his presence , and when ( while he was doz- ing ) one ...
... never spoke to servants , but communicated with them by signs ; he never travelled without having the roads cleared of bystanders ; he never permitted his own children to sit down in his presence , and when ( while he was doz- ing ) one ...
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... never lost his temper ; there could have been no better way for making other people lose theirs . He never quarrelled ; but Swift , Steele , and Pope all contrived to have grievances against him . He almost never made mistakes ; but ...
... never lost his temper ; there could have been no better way for making other people lose theirs . He never quarrelled ; but Swift , Steele , and Pope all contrived to have grievances against him . He almost never made mistakes ; but ...
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