Brompton

Examples

• He might have seen his old acquaintance Amelia on her way from Brompton to Russell Square, had he been looking out. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Then came Julius Griffith, in 1821, of Brompton, who patented a steam carriage which was built by Joseph Bramah, one of the ablest mechanics of his time. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• It consisted simply in the hiring of quiet lodgings at Brompton, or in the neighbourhood of the barracks, for Captain and Mrs. Crawley. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• She wore hers in state at church at Brompton, and was congratulated by her female friends upon the splendid acquisition. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Suppose the old lady doesn't come to, Rawdon said to his little wife, as they sate together in the snug little Brompton lodgings. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• The lady's maid and the chariot, the visiting-book and the buttony page, became soon as familiar to Amelia as the humble routine of Brompton. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• My dear mother had disposed of her house at Brompton very unwillingly, in compliance with the wishes of Lord Berwick and her husband. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• I remember Lord Yarmouth's last visit to Brompton, where my poor sister died after an illness of three weeks. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• And he sallied out of the inn, bending his steps once more in the direction of Brompton. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• The poor widow in the little cottage at Brompton, guarding her treasure there, little knew how eagerly some people coveted it. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• So she lived at Brompton, and meanwhile saw no one, or only those few of her husband's male companions who were admitted into her little dining-room. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Mrs. Sedley remarked to Mrs. Clapp and to all her friends of Brompton. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• He began to tremble as he walked up the lane from Brompton, that well-remembered lane leading to the street where she lived. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• He vowed and protested that when Amelia walked in the Brompton Lanes flowers grew in profusion under her feet. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Mr. Binny, one of the curates of Brompton. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.

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