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` ` Send in all the bills again to everybody ` with compts '' 'replied
Ginger & Pickles 1909
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"Mr. Bogie Jones 'compts. to Mr. Price and begs to inform him he expects to be down for Commemoration and that he hopes to meet him, clean, well shaved, and with a contrite heart."
The Bed-Book of Happiness Harold Begbie 1900
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My civic and poetic compts to Southey if at Bristol.
The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb Mary Lamb 1805
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If Mrs** Freeman is anywhere above ground, give my best compts** to her.
Jane Austen's Letters To Her Sister Cassandra and Others 1796
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Yesterday moreover brought us Mrs** Grant's letters with Mr* white's compts**.
Jane Austen's Letters To Her Sister Cassandra and Others 1796
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But I have disposed of them, compts** & all, for the first fortnight to Miss Papillon-& among so many readers or retainers of books as we have in Chawton I daresay there will be no difficulty in getting rid of them for another fortnight if necessary.
Jane Austen's Letters To Her Sister Cassandra and Others 1796
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- Pray give our best compts** to Mrs** Dundas & tell her that we hope soon to hear of her complete
Jane Austen's Letters To Her Sister Cassandra and Others 1796
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'Mr Brock's compts: imagines some mistake – has not the honor to know any gentleman of the name of Somerive, except Philip S. Esq; late of West Wolverton – hopes to be excused, being particularly engaged.'
The Old Manor House 1793
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PS our compts. to Miss Peggy McElvain and all friends.
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The firft of the Meam of Trade is proper Educa - tion, which may confer a competent Skill in Num - bers; to be afterwards completed in the Counting - houfe, by Obfervation of the Manner of dating Ac - compts, and regulating Books, which is one of the few Arts which, having been ftudied in proportion to its Importance, is carried as far as Ufe can require.
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