The Last Essays of EliaDent, 1901 - 254 pages |
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... once liked him , afterwards became his bitterest haters . The truth is , he gave himself too little concern what he uttered , and in whose presence . He observed neither time nor place , and would e'en out with what came uppermost ...
... once liked him , afterwards became his bitterest haters . The truth is , he gave himself too little concern what he uttered , and in whose presence . He observed neither time nor place , and would e'en out with what came uppermost ...
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... once into the mere dust and rubbish which I found it . The work of ruin had proceeded with a swift hand indeed , and the demolition of a few weeks had reduced it to- an antiquity . I was astonished at the indistinction of everything ...
... once into the mere dust and rubbish which I found it . The work of ruin had proceeded with a swift hand indeed , and the demolition of a few weeks had reduced it to- an antiquity . I was astonished at the indistinction of everything ...
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... once played there . But I was a lonely child , and had the range at will of every apartment , 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 ...
... once played there . But I was a lonely child , and had the range at will of every apartment , 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 ...
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... once proud Ægon ? —repaying by a backward triumph the insults he might possibly have heaped in his lifetime upon my poor pastoral progenitor . If it were presumption so to speculate , the present owners of the mansion had least reason ...
... once proud Ægon ? —repaying by a backward triumph the insults he might possibly have heaped in his lifetime upon my poor pastoral progenitor . If it were presumption so to speculate , the present owners of the mansion had least reason ...
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... once the terror of luckless poacher , or self - forgetful maiden- -so common since , that bats have roosted in it . Mine too - whose else ? -thy costly fruit - garden , with its sun - baked southern wall ; the ampler pleasure - garden ...
... once the terror of luckless poacher , or self - forgetful maiden- -so common since , that bats have roosted in it . Mine too - whose else ? -thy costly fruit - garden , with its sun - baked southern wall ; the ampler pleasure - garden ...
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