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The Early Diary of Frances Burney, 1768-1778; With a Selection from Her Correspondence, and from the Journals of Her Sisters Susan and Charlotte Burne - Softcover
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 edition. Excerpt: ... success at all equal to my wishes, or to the subject. When dinner was over, Lady Packington took me a long walk, to show me the park, plantations, and various improvements which Sir Herbert has lately made; and they were extremely well worth seeing; at which I rejoiced the more, because I found it extremely necessary to say so, and that warmly and repeatedly. No praise was too high, nor could scarce any be sufficient, to gratify her ladyship's extreme greediness upon this subject. She then showed me the spot, upon which there was formerly a chapel belonging to a nunnery; some fragments of ruins are still left, and ancient coins are frequently found when the workmen are digging. The Westwood-House, she told me, was originally a monastary. My curiosity was a good deal excited to know further more satisfactory particulars of this place, and I asked abundance of questions; for I found her very ready to figure in the information way. To my first enquiry, if she knew when the house was built, she said it was begun in the time of the Romans, and Saxons: no difference to be sure, which! But, when I came to more close quarters, she told me they had accounts of it so far back as Henry the First. This was a sad falling-off, after naming the Romans; but afterwards she added: "and indeed, I believe we have so late as Richard the First." Very ingenious! was it not? to come forward in her dates four reigns, and all the time believe she was going back! From this intelligence, so accurate and satisfactory, I could not but regret that she did not communicate her materials to some able historian. After tea, the rest of the evening was given to music: the performance of the Miss Packingtons exactly tallied with the expectations your account of...
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