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Page 9
... arrange those prices for him . The Spaniel picture was therefore a long time in hand , and the delay was the cause of considerable vexation . Years had gone by since the commission was given , and all that was known was that the picture ...
... arrange those prices for him . The Spaniel picture was therefore a long time in hand , and the delay was the cause of considerable vexation . Years had gone by since the commission was given , and all that was known was that the picture ...
Page 19
... arrangement of the rooms of the National Gallery , they could devote any rooms exclusively to this purpose . Alterations , however , are in con- templation , which might enable them to do so ; but , under any circumstances , they can ...
... arrangement of the rooms of the National Gallery , they could devote any rooms exclusively to this purpose . Alterations , however , are in con- templation , which might enable them to do so ; but , under any circumstances , they can ...
Page 55
... arranged that I should stay at a gardener's cottage on the Cornish bank of the Tamar - a cottage in an unequalled position . All the cottages on the estate are so nice , all gabled and thatched , and covered with an abundance of flowers ...
... arranged that I should stay at a gardener's cottage on the Cornish bank of the Tamar - a cottage in an unequalled position . All the cottages on the estate are so nice , all gabled and thatched , and covered with an abundance of flowers ...
Page 112
... arrangement with me , be handed over to Mr.- When the Prince sat , four negatives were taken , each of which was all that I could desire . The Court , in a day or two , left for Osborne , I being commanded to send proofs of the ...
... arrangement with me , be handed over to Mr.- When the Prince sat , four negatives were taken , each of which was all that I could desire . The Court , in a day or two , left for Osborne , I being commanded to send proofs of the ...
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... arranged that I was to call in the carriage for her the following afternoon , and this I did . The old dame was ready , but to my great disappointment she had put on her Sabbath clothes . Half the interest I felt in her vanished FIRST ...
... arranged that I was to call in the carriage for her the following afternoon , and this I did . The old dame was ready , but to my great disappointment she had put on her Sabbath clothes . Half the interest I felt in her vanished FIRST ...
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