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In Lighter Vein: A Collection of Anecdotes, Witty Sayings, Bon Mots, Bright Repartees, Eccentricities and Reminiscences of Well-Known Men and Women ... Prominent in the Public Eye

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John de Morgan

In Lighter Vein: A Collection of Anecdotes, Witty Sayings, Bon Mots, Bright Repartees, Eccentricities and Reminiscences of Well-Known Men and Women ... Prominent in the Public Eye

Hardcover (Forgotten Books Jan. 24, 2018)
Excerpt from In Lighter Vein: A Collection of Anecdotes, Witty Sayings, Bon Mots, Bright Repartees, Eccentricities and Reminiscences of Well-Known Men and Women Who Are or Have Been Prominent in the Public EyeIN A recently published diary of a Court lady of the eighteenth century, we are told that Princess Amelia asked a remarkably tall man what he was in tended for. The Church, said he. Oh, sir, you must mistake, said the princess; it was certainly for the stee ple! This retort has frequently been attributed Curran.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
ISBN
0483834386 / 9780483834385
Pages
190
Weight
14.6 oz.
Dimensions
6.0 x 0.5 in.

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