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... continued . ] " The mea- sure I have to propose to the house is one more worthy of its dignity and importance . You are not ignorant , ladies , that Frenchwomen have been celebrated time out of mind for the elegance of their shape , and ...
... continued . ] " The mea- sure I have to propose to the house is one more worthy of its dignity and importance . You are not ignorant , ladies , that Frenchwomen have been celebrated time out of mind for the elegance of their shape , and ...
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... continued by all females of ton during the next three weeks . This motion produced a most stor- my debate ; several members of the left side insisted vehemently , that it was a most arbitrary and unconstitu- tional step , to continue ...
... continued by all females of ton during the next three weeks . This motion produced a most stor- my debate ; several members of the left side insisted vehemently , that it was a most arbitrary and unconstitu- tional step , to continue ...
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... continued the duchesse , “ you may well be mute with horror and asto- nishment ; this is indeed an outrage of which in former times no French husband would have dared to be guilty : but such is the consequence of innovation . We have by ...
... continued the duchesse , “ you may well be mute with horror and asto- nishment ; this is indeed an outrage of which in former times no French husband would have dared to be guilty : but such is the consequence of innovation . We have by ...
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... continued the vicomtesse , " is Mon- lowing lines : " The surly squire at noon resolves to rule ; And half the day , zounds ! madam is a fool : O'ercome at night , the vanquish'd victor says , Ah ! Kate , you women have such coaxing ...
... continued the vicomtesse , " is Mon- lowing lines : " The surly squire at noon resolves to rule ; And half the day , zounds ! madam is a fool : O'ercome at night , the vanquish'd victor says , Ah ! Kate , you women have such coaxing ...
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... continued to belong to Prussia , to which state he was warmly attached . The loss of this flattering prospect caused him no small mortification . He fixed his residence on a small estate bequeath- ed to him by a relative , where he ...
... continued to belong to Prussia , to which state he was warmly attached . The loss of this flattering prospect caused him no small mortification . He fixed his residence on a small estate bequeath- ed to him by a relative , where he ...
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