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... doubt , And the sour little gentleman bless'd himself out . ( 9 ) Next came Walter Scott with a fine weighty face , For as soon as his visage was seen in the place , The diners and barmaids all crowded to know him , And thank him with ...
... doubt , And the sour little gentleman bless'd himself out . ( 9 ) Next came Walter Scott with a fine weighty face , For as soon as his visage was seen in the place , The diners and barmaids all crowded to know him , And thank him with ...
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... overrated as an ob- server , and that the best part of him is his ele- gance also ? an informed elegance no doubt , and one that is full of a social and sprightly humour- but still a business of words rather than thoughts -an 47.
... overrated as an ob- server , and that the best part of him is his ele- gance also ? an informed elegance no doubt , and one that is full of a social and sprightly humour- but still a business of words rather than thoughts -an 47.
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... doubt , And the sour little gentleman bless'd himself out . Mr. Gifford is a man of strong natural sense , with such acquired talents as are apt to impress us with double respect , when their history is con- nected with early ...
... doubt , And the sour little gentleman bless'd himself out . Mr. Gifford is a man of strong natural sense , with such acquired talents as are apt to impress us with double respect , when their history is con- nected with early ...
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... doubt — and to add strength , by so doing , to the scepticism of men of the world , and bitterness to the reflections of those who suffer for being otherwise . But let us never forget to separate an honest and tried consistency from the ...
... doubt — and to add strength , by so doing , to the scepticism of men of the world , and bitterness to the reflections of those who suffer for being otherwise . But let us never forget to separate an honest and tried consistency from the ...
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... doubt have the goodness to show for me . By the way , speaking of Mr. Southey's court laurels , of which I have luckily said enough in another publication , people have not forgotten what he said formerly of " the degraded title of epic ...
... doubt have the goodness to show for me . By the way , speaking of Mr. Southey's court laurels , of which I have luckily said enough in another publication , people have not forgotten what he said formerly of " the degraded title of epic ...
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