A father's legacy to his daughters / By Dr. Gregory. [With] A letter to a new-married lady. By Mrs. Chapone. [And] Education. A fairy tale. By Miss Talbot.

  • Gregory, John, 1724-1773.
Date:
1822
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Credit: A father's legacy to his daughters / By Dr. Gregory. [With] A letter to a new-married lady. By Mrs. Chapone. [And] Education. A fairy tale. By Miss Talbot. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    him and Henry, who loved him too well not to go on very melancholy, while George had stayed behind. “ How I rejoiced,” said he, “ to see you under the conduct of the lady Amendment! now nothing can ever part us more.” The Poetical Gallery, the Saloon of His- tory, afforded them new delight: in every room through which they passed were tables covered with gems, medals, little images, seals, intaglios, and all kinds of curiosities, of which they were assured, that the more they look the more welcome they should be. But here George was a little perplexed again: his pockets v'ere filled over and over; still, as he came to new treasures, he was forced to throw aside the old ones to make room; yet was told that it w'ould not be taken well, if he did not keep them all: at last he came, fortunately, into a room of polished steel, where, on a throne of jasper, sat a lady