Volume the Second: Diplomatic DisplayLondonBritish Library, Add. MS. 59874
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shame him.)
"They are so much alike (said he) thatI should suppose the faults of one, wouldbe the faults of both."
"Well, then, in the first place, they areboth so horribly tall!"
"They are taller than you are indeed." (said he with a saucy smile.)
"Nay, (said I);1 I know nothing of that."
"Well, but (he continued) tho'though they may beabove the common size, their figures areperfectly elegant; and as to their faces, theirEyes are beautifull –."
"I never can think such tremendous,
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