Blackwood's Magazine, Volumen 222William Blackwood, 1927 |
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... ladies of Shang- hai . An Amusement Com- mittee is formed to arrange evening parties , and the mem- bers of the caste readily give their time , their money , and their talents . But for a short time the presence of the 20th Indian ...
... ladies of Shang- hai . An Amusement Com- mittee is formed to arrange evening parties , and the mem- bers of the caste readily give their time , their money , and their talents . But for a short time the presence of the 20th Indian ...
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... ladies must be allowed to see the sights without making spectacles of themselves , and the native population must be guarded from the effects of that irresponsible familiarity which , too often , breeds con- tempt . All this needs tact ...
... ladies must be allowed to see the sights without making spectacles of themselves , and the native population must be guarded from the effects of that irresponsible familiarity which , too often , breeds con- tempt . All this needs tact ...
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... ladies have been saved from disaster only by the runaway providentially turning inside out at the last moment . A balloon is larger than many umbrellas a huge thing of rubbered fabric , com- parable in size to a good - sized house . It ...
... ladies have been saved from disaster only by the runaway providentially turning inside out at the last moment . A balloon is larger than many umbrellas a huge thing of rubbered fabric , com- parable in size to a good - sized house . It ...
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... Lady Jane Douglas , sister of the Duke of Douglas , was a second mother to him . A faulty upbringing and the Douglas blood may be held accountable for a wild and way - year spent in Russia at this ward youth . He was indulged by his ...
... Lady Jane Douglas , sister of the Duke of Douglas , was a second mother to him . A faulty upbringing and the Douglas blood may be held accountable for a wild and way - year spent in Russia at this ward youth . He was indulged by his ...
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... Lady Jane Douglas sided with the son . His father wished him to delay until the Prince made good his footing in the capital . He joined Charles at Perth , one of the first of the few Lowland Scots who threw in their lot with him ...
... Lady Jane Douglas sided with the son . His father wished him to delay until the Prince made good his footing in the capital . He joined Charles at Perth , one of the first of the few Lowland Scots who threw in their lot with him ...
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Página 283 - How then shall any man, who has a genius for history equal to the best of the ancients, be able to undertake such a work with spirit and cheerfulness, when he considers that he will be read with pleasure but a very few years, and, in an age or two, shall hardly be understood without an interpreter?
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Página 155 - Westminster Hall ; for many people think, if once they have fetched a warrant from a justice, they have given earnest to follow the suit, though otherwise the matter be so mean that the next night's sleep would have bound both parties to the peace, and made them as good friends as ever before.