The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, EsqB. Tauchnitz, 1843 - 361 pages |
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... voyages and travels became my passion ; and , in de- vouring their contents , I neglected the regular exercises of the The Sketch Book . 1 school . How wistfully would I wander about the pier The Author's Account of himself.
... voyages and travels became my passion ; and , in de- vouring their contents , I neglected the regular exercises of the The Sketch Book . 1 school . How wistfully would I wander about the pier The Author's Account of himself.
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... wander over the scenes of renowned achievement - to tread , as it were , in the footsteps of antiquity to loiter about the ruined castle to meditate on the falling tower - to escape , in short , from the common - place realities of the ...
... wander over the scenes of renowned achievement - to tread , as it were , in the footsteps of antiquity to loiter about the ruined castle to meditate on the falling tower - to escape , in short , from the common - place realities of the ...
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... wander , whither he may be driven by the uncertain currents of existence ; or when he may return ; or whether it may ever be his lot to revisit the scenes of his childhood ? I said that at sea all is vacancy : I should correct the ex ...
... wander , whither he may be driven by the uncertain currents of existence ; or when he may return ; or whether it may ever be his lot to revisit the scenes of his childhood ? I said that at sea all is vacancy : I should correct the ex ...
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... wandering mechanic , the Manchester and Bir- mingham agent , to be her oracles respecting America . From such sources she is content to receive her information respect- ing a country in a singular state of moral and physical deve ...
... wandering mechanic , the Manchester and Bir- mingham agent , to be her oracles respecting America . From such sources she is content to receive her information respect- ing a country in a singular state of moral and physical deve ...
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... wander farther and farther from the paternal roof , and lament the waywardness of the parent that would repel the affections of the child . — Short - sighted and injudicious , however , as the conduct of England may be in this system of ...
... wander farther and farther from the paternal roof , and lament the waywardness of the parent that would repel the affections of the child . — Short - sighted and injudicious , however , as the conduct of England may be in this system of ...
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