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G. I have been told , on the contrary , that Garrick in company had not the easy manners of a gentleman . J. Sir , I don't know what you may have been told , or what your ideas may be of the manners of gentlemen .
G. I have been told , on the contrary , that Garrick in company had not the easy manners of a gentleman . J. Sir , I don't know what you may have been told , or what your ideas may be of the manners of gentlemen .
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A fourth volume of these memoirs is expected soon , and in the manner in which they are written , it is not easy to say , what will be their limit . We cannot but make a general remark or two , upon the specimen afforded of them in the ...
A fourth volume of these memoirs is expected soon , and in the manner in which they are written , it is not easy to say , what will be their limit . We cannot but make a general remark or two , upon the specimen afforded of them in the ...
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little more than a business of careful dissection or explanation , and when hearers have fallen into the habit of inspecting the manner of an orator , and guessing that he has nothing else to offer , if he is only bold enough to venture ...
little more than a business of careful dissection or explanation , and when hearers have fallen into the habit of inspecting the manner of an orator , and guessing that he has nothing else to offer , if he is only bold enough to venture ...
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Adams President letter from | 48 |
in Rhyme | 68 |
Lines from London Morning | 76 |
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