 I now hold the pen for my Lord Bolingbroke, who is reading your letter between two haycocks; but his attention is somewhat diverted, by casting his eyes on the clouds, not in admiration of what you say, but for fear of a shower.  Memoirs of Lord Bolingbroke - Page 73by George Wingrove Cooke - 1836Full view - About this book
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