The Last Essays of EliaDent, 1901 - 254 pages |
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... knew every nook and corner , wondered and worshipped every- where . The solitude of childhood is not so much the mother of thought , as it is the feeder of love , and silence , and admiration . So strange a passion for the place ...
... knew every nook and corner , wondered and worshipped every- where . The solitude of childhood is not so much the mother of thought , as it is the feeder of love , and silence , and admiration . So strange a passion for the place ...
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... knew it when it was not quite so flourishing as " he is blest in seeing it now . " He reviveth past situations to institute what he calleth - favourable comparisons . With a reflecting sort of congratulation , he will inquire the price ...
... knew it when it was not quite so flourishing as " he is blest in seeing it now . " He reviveth past situations to institute what he calleth - favourable comparisons . With a reflecting sort of congratulation , he will inquire the price ...
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... the piano for harpsichord . Richard Amlet , Esq . , in the play , is a noticeable I knew an instance of the disadvantages , to which. " She begs to be helped - after the gentlemen " The pitiable infirmities of old men . ' POOR RELATIONS 19.
... the piano for harpsichord . Richard Amlet , Esq . , in the play , is a noticeable I knew an instance of the disadvantages , to which. " She begs to be helped - after the gentlemen " The pitiable infirmities of old men . ' POOR RELATIONS 19.
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Charles Lamb. I knew an instance of the disadvantages , to which this chimerical notion of affinity constituting a claim to an acquaintance , may subject the spirit of a gentleman . A little foolish blood is all that is betwixt him and a ...
Charles Lamb. I knew an instance of the disadvantages , to which this chimerical notion of affinity constituting a claim to an acquaintance , may subject the spirit of a gentleman . A little foolish blood is all that is betwixt him and a ...
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... knew his mounted sign - and fled . " A letter on his father's table the next morning , announced that he had accepted a commission in a regiment about to embark for Portugal . He was among the first who perished before the walls of St ...
... knew his mounted sign - and fled . " A letter on his father's table the next morning , announced that he had accepted a commission in a regiment about to embark for Portugal . He was among the first who perished before the walls of St ...
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