This is very necessary, both to preserve your teeth a great while, and to save you a great deal of pain.
Do not forget to answer me the questions, which I asked you a great while ago, in relation to the constitution of Saxony; and also the meaning of the words 'Landsassii and Amptsassii'.
I have not heard from you these three weeks, which I think a great while.
As you will have been a great while in France, people will expect that you should be 'au fait' of all these sort of things relative to that country.
But through the badness of weather we were in great danger, and a great while before we could get to the ship.
And I found by the letters, and so my Lord told me too, that there had been many letters passed between them for a great while, and I perceive unknown to Monk.
Walked a great while in Westminster Hall, where I heard that Lambert was coming up to London: that my Lord Fairfax was in the head of the Irish brigade, but it was not certain what he would declare for.
Here we walked up and down a great while, the town being now very full of Englishmen, for that the Londoners were come on shore to-day.
Warren, whom I have had no discourse with a great while, and when all is done I do find him a mighty wise man as any I know, and his counsel as much to be followed.
After supper home, and to bed, resolving to make up this week in seeing plays and pleasure, and so fall to business next week again for a great while.
Whatever the sign, old Stanwix was not far wrong when he read it upon me, and 'twas no great while before I was part and parcel of the ship beneath my feet, breathing deep with her every motion.
It won't be a great while before he'll go into the mills and git all that money.
He's got spunk, but I reckon Hump'll t'ar the innards out'n him ef he stands thar a great while.
Our dispute, which lasted a great while, ended as Voltaire observes that disputes in England are apt to do, in a wager of fifty guineas; which I myself am to decide upon honor, and of which this is a faithful copy.
Clerke's, by invitation, where we have not been a great while, nor had any mind to go now, but that the Dr.
So to write a letter to my Lady Sandwich for him to carry, I having not writ to her a great while.
After dinner comes in Kate Sterpin (whom we had not seen a great while) and her husband to see us, with whom I staid a while, and then to the office, and left them with my wife.
Here we sat a great while, at last comes in Mr. Davis and his lady (who takes it very ill that my wife never did go to see her), and so we fell to talk.
Carteret, whom I had not seen a great while, and did discourse with him about our assisting the Commissioners in paying off the Fleet, which we think to decline.
And by and by the rest of the company, very well pleased, and I too; it being the last dinner I intend to make a great while, it having now cost me almost L15 in three dinners within this fortnight.
After sermon came my uncle and aunt Wight to see us, and we sat together a great while.
I sat here with them a great while, while my books were inventoried.
Here he and I walked thus long, which we have not done a great while before.
Carteret, and there was with him a great while, and my Lady and they seem in very good humour, but by and by Sir G.
All the morning at my chamber doing something towards the settling of my papers and accounts, which have been out of order a great while.
Having perceived my bread had been low a great while, now I took a survey of it, and reduced myself to one biscuit cake a day, which made my heart very heavy.
These two supplied me with flesh a great while, for I ate sparingly, and saved my provisions, my bread especially, as much as possibly I could.
Today at noon (God forgive me) I strung my lute, which I had not touched a great while before.
Going out of chapel I met with Jack Cole, my old friend (whom I had not seen a great while before), and have promised to renew acquaintance in London together.
Ha'n't been in the neighbahood a great while, eitha.
By and by, he gone, comes Mr. Moore and staid talking with me a great while about my Lord's businesses, which I fear will be in a bad condition for his family if my Lord should miscarry at sea.
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