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  • Since our return, he has shown me the letter she wrote to Lady Stanley after her leaving Alverston, which is truly expressive of her given character.

    Vicissitudes in Genteel Life 1794

  • To-morrow I am to attend Alethea Broomley to her intended new habitation at Alverston, which is in the village not far from the park-pale.

    Vicissitudes in Genteel Life 1794

  • In December, Numonyx began shipping 128 Mb samples of a PCM chip code-named "Alverston" that was jointly developed by Intel and STMicroelectronics.

    TechNewsWorld 2009

  • We have almost continually dwelt upon her praises since she left us; expressing our regret that she came not before thou and Emma went to Alverston.

    Vicissitudes in Genteel Life 1794

  • Tuesday afternoon, the first employ I contemplate is writing to Alverston.

    Vicissitudes in Genteel Life 1794

  • Amidst all the adversities of your fortune, for adverse it must have been, or you never would have visited Alverston in such a capacity — let me call upon you to rejoice that you know not the distresses arising from the tenderest, yet most irresistible of all passions.

    Vicissitudes in Genteel Life 1794

  • In my note of Monday evening, I told you I was engaged to go on the Wednesday morning to the Lawn with Mrs. Lawson and Mrs. Eleanor Lawson, to hear read some letters from their Charlotte respecting affairs at Alverston.

    Vicissitudes in Genteel Life 1794

  • She confessed, that being heavily pained by that part which too evidently related to herself, she had, in the strictest confidence, communicated it to her friend Miss Lawson, who had then been, some time at Alverston.

    Vicissitudes in Genteel Life 1794

  • Mrs. Stanhope has, for some days past, been rather indisposed; for which reason Miss Lewis cannot be persuaded to leave her, though her good aunt warmly presses her accompanying Charlotte and me to Alverston; she, however, promises, if nothing preventing occurs, to go a few weeks before

    Vicissitudes in Genteel Life 1794

  • He is, I find, returned with fresh laurels; landed last Monday, and will come to Alverston as soon as he has permission to leave London.

    Vicissitudes in Genteel Life 1794

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