The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction - Volume 10, No. 286, December 8, 1827 by Various
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page 53 of 54 (98%)
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LOVE OF THE COUNTRY.
Country people will tell you that they like the country, and detest the town, although their enjoyments are of a kind which may be obtained in far greater perfection in the latter than in the former. The only person I ever knew who was honest in this respect, was a gentleman, the possessor of a beautiful seat, in a beautiful country, when he avowed his opinion, that there was "no garden like Covent-garden, and no flower like a cauliflower." C.L. * * * * * The _Morning Chronicle_, Nov. 20, in noticing the funeral of the late Mr. Sale, says, "At a little after three o'clock, the body of the lamented gentleman entered the church." * * * * * LIMBIRD'S EDITION OF THE BRITISH NOVELIST, Publishing in Monthly Parts, price 6d. each.--Each Novel will be complete in itself, and may be purchased separately. _The following Novels are already Published:_ s. d. |
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