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Page 77
... London when the House was sitting , and during recesses was a welcome guest at many country houses . Towards the end of his life he found himself in easier circumstances , as on the return of his party to power his long and faithful ...
... London when the House was sitting , and during recesses was a welcome guest at many country houses . Towards the end of his life he found himself in easier circumstances , as on the return of his party to power his long and faithful ...
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... London Lady Caroline once more made a dead set at Byron , who by this time was becoming completely bored with the whole affair . There then occurred the painful scene in a London ballroom which set tongues wagging even more than they ...
... London Lady Caroline once more made a dead set at Byron , who by this time was becoming completely bored with the whole affair . There then occurred the painful scene in a London ballroom which set tongues wagging even more than they ...
Page 117
... London , and which has led to its being humorously described as " like dining in a Duke's house with the Duke lying dead upstairs " . ' The present writers have tried to trace the source of this description without success . In ...
... London , and which has led to its being humorously described as " like dining in a Duke's house with the Duke lying dead upstairs " . ' The present writers have tried to trace the source of this description without success . In ...
Contents
Foreword | 11 |
Early Elections | 19 |
Gaming and the Betting Book I | 35 |
Copyright | |
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