The Life of George Brummell, Esq., Commonly Called Beau Brummell, 1. ciltScribner & Welford, 1886 |
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... fair friend would return them to his tradesman when the occasion for which they were borrowed had passed over . The duke , however , reckoned too much upon her honesty , for after his death , which took place a few months later , his ...
... fair friend would return them to his tradesman when the occasion for which they were borrowed had passed over . The duke , however , reckoned too much upon her honesty , for after his death , which took place a few months later , his ...
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... fair sex - His good - nature - Miss Seymour's letter to him - Brummell's re- gard for her . 117 CHAPTER X. Another of Brummell's correspondents - Lady Hester Stanhope- Her letter to him - Admiral Sir Bladen Capel - Lady Hester's droll ...
... fair sex - His good - nature - Miss Seymour's letter to him - Brummell's re- gard for her . 117 CHAPTER X. Another of Brummell's correspondents - Lady Hester Stanhope- Her letter to him - Admiral Sir Bladen Capel - Lady Hester's droll ...
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... fair , that he should occupy a prominent position in the squibs so frequently launched forth against his master , and with justice too ; for perhaps no country with free institutions ever suffered so much from the obstinate " honesty ...
... fair , that he should occupy a prominent position in the squibs so frequently launched forth against his master , and with justice too ; for perhaps no country with free institutions ever suffered so much from the obstinate " honesty ...
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... - tion for wit and refinement , and soon became a great favourite with the fair sex . The following anecdote will illustrate this remark : -At a ball given by a great law lord in the neighbourhood of Russell Square , at 38 THE LIFE OF.
... - tion for wit and refinement , and soon became a great favourite with the fair sex . The following anecdote will illustrate this remark : -At a ball given by a great law lord in the neighbourhood of Russell Square , at 38 THE LIFE OF.
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... fair , who , to get an extra laugh out of his audience , greased his head , dredged it with flour , and then grinned horribly.1 But though powder was still worn in the army when Brummell left the service , it had been gradually falling ...
... fair , who , to get an extra laugh out of his audience , greased his head , dredged it with flour , and then grinned horribly.1 But though powder was still worn in the army when Brummell left the service , it had been gradually falling ...
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acquaintance admiration afterwards alluded amiable amongst amusing anecdote appears Beau Brummell Beau's beauty Belvoir Bessborough brother Brum Brummell's Calais called carriage celebrated CHAPTER character Charles Fox charms Colonel Countess of Bessborough dandy daughter dear death died dine dinner dress Duchess of Devonshire Duke Earl elegant England Eton eyes fair fashion favourite feeling French gave gentleman George Brummell George Selwyn Georgiana give Grace hair heart honour Hunloke intimate Lady Hester ladyship late letter London look Lord Byron Lord Erskine Lord John Lord John Townshend Madame de Staël manner Marquis married morning never night noble o'er Oatlands occasion party perhaps person Pitt poem poetry Prince of Wales regiment remark replied Royal Highness says scarcely sent Sheridan society spirit Street Sturt talent taste thee thou tion took town verses Watier's wrote young
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Sayfa 2 - Pure as the expanse of heaven I thither went With unexperienced thought and laid me down On the green bank to look into the clear Smooth lake that to me seemed another sky. As I bent down to look just opposite A shape within the watery gleam appeared Bending to look on me.
Sayfa 2 - Under a shade on flowers, much wondering where And what I was, whence thither brought, and how. Not distant far from thence a murmuring sound Of waters issued from a cave, and spread Into a liquid plain...
Sayfa 2 - Not distant far from thence a murmuring sound Of waters issued from a cave and spread Into a liquid plain then stood unmoved Pure as the expanse of heaven I thither went With unexperienced thought and laid me down On the green bank to look into the clear Smooth lake that to me seemed another sky.
Sayfa 134 - O'er the grave where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly; at dead of night; The sods with our bayonets turning, By the struggling moonbeams' misty light, And the lantern dimly burning.
Sayfa 168 - 1 terzo cerchio serra La rividi più bella e meno altera. Per man mi prese e disse : In questa spera Sarai ancor meco, se '1 desir non erra. I* son colei che ti die' tanta guerra E compie
Sayfa 112 - Eh ! who is our fat friend ?" Having taken it into his head, at one time, to eat no vegetables, and being asked by a lady if he had never eaten any in his life, he said, " Yes, madam, I once eat a pea.
Sayfa 194 - Yes, on my faith, there are bouts-rime's on a buttered muffin, made by Her Grace the Duchess of Northumberland ; receipts to make them, by Corydon the venerable, alias George Pitt ; others, very pretty, by Lord Palmerston ; some by Lord Carlisle ; many by Mrs. Miller herself, that have no fault but wanting metre : and immortality promised to her without end or measure.
Sayfa 166 - Mais, si sur votre front je puis me voir un jour, La plus humble des fleurs sera la plus superbe.
Sayfa 66 - Street ; where, as he has often told me, the Prince would come in the morning to see his toilette, and would sit there so late, that he would send away his horses, and insist on Brummell giving him a quiet dinner, which generally ended in a deep potation.
Sayfa 294 - Ci-gît ma femme. Ah ! qu'elle est bien ; Pour son repos et pour le mien...