Memoirs of Richard Cumberland, Volume 2Lackington, Allen, & Company, 1807 - 432 pages |
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Page 34
... kind of ecstasy , and began snapping his fingers like castanets and dancing the fandango to my surprise and amusement.— This was the first time I had heard or seen it performed , and I ceased to wonder at the ex- travagant attachment ...
... kind of ecstasy , and began snapping his fingers like castanets and dancing the fandango to my surprise and amusement.— This was the first time I had heard or seen it performed , and I ceased to wonder at the ex- travagant attachment ...
Page 40
... kind interpretation of my motives for leaving Lisbon , yet it was no inconsiderable " anxiety that I suffered till my doubts were " satisfied upon the points which Mr. Hussey's " letter had not sufficiently explained . As it " appeared ...
... kind interpretation of my motives for leaving Lisbon , yet it was no inconsiderable " anxiety that I suffered till my doubts were " satisfied upon the points which Mr. Hussey's " letter had not sufficiently explained . As it " appeared ...
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... kind of casu- istry , in which he was a true adept . He wore upon his countenance a smile suf- ficiently seductive for common purposes and cursory acquaintance : his address was smooth , obsequious , studiously obliging , and at times ...
... kind of casu- istry , in which he was a true adept . He wore upon his countenance a smile suf- ficiently seductive for common purposes and cursory acquaintance : his address was smooth , obsequious , studiously obliging , and at times ...
Page 88
... kind rushed out of the convent , and seizing her horse by the breast , hung there by his teeth , whilst the tortured animal rushed onwards at full speed , showing no manner of vice , and only eager to shake off his troublesome ...
... kind rushed out of the convent , and seizing her horse by the breast , hung there by his teeth , whilst the tortured animal rushed onwards at full speed , showing no manner of vice , and only eager to shake off his troublesome ...
Page 92
... kind offer , but did not avail myself of it . The Princess of Asturias , now reigning Queen of Spain , had taken an early opportu- nity of giving a private audience to my wife and daughters , and gratifying their curiosity with a sight ...
... kind offer , but did not avail myself of it . The Princess of Asturias , now reigning Queen of Spain , had taken an early opportu- nity of giving a private audience to my wife and daughters , and gratifying their curiosity with a sight ...
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