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... friends , and warm ones , even among those who have minds of their own . You and I dif- fer upon more than one point of importance , public as well as private ; but on the sub- vi DEDICATION . ject of poetry , with some little 1 *
... friends , and warm ones , even among those who have minds of their own . You and I dif- fer upon more than one point of importance , public as well as private ; but on the sub- vi DEDICATION . ject of poetry , with some little 1 *
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... friend Ben Jonson , we are generally agreed ; and no two per- sons can be more firmly persuaded , that there is but one thing happier than friend- ship , and nothing better than principle . Your's most sincerely , SURREY GAOL , January ...
... friend Ben Jonson , we are generally agreed ; and no two per- sons can be more firmly persuaded , that there is but one thing happier than friend- ship , and nothing better than principle . Your's most sincerely , SURREY GAOL , January ...
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... friend ? Ah , I see it is ; - Room , sure enough , for the best - bred of deities ! " Then came a whisper - and then ... friendship , you know - pray how is my dear God ??? A smile , followed up by a shake of the head , Cross'd the fine ...
... friend ? Ah , I see it is ; - Room , sure enough , for the best - bred of deities ! " Then came a whisper - and then ... friendship , you know - pray how is my dear God ??? A smile , followed up by a shake of the head , Cross'd the fine ...
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... friends long enough . " " Yourself and your friends ! " cried the God in high glee ; " And pray , my frank visiter , who may you be ? " " Who be ! " cried the other ; " why really - this tone- William Gifford's a name , I think , pretty ...
... friends long enough . " " Yourself and your friends ! " cried the God in high glee ; " And pray , my frank visiter , who may you be ? " " Who be ! " cried the other ; " why really - this tone- William Gifford's a name , I think , pretty ...
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... friends should remember the world was a child- That customs were diff'rent , and young people's eyes Had no better examples than those in the skies . But soon as I learnt how to value these doings , I never much valued your billings and ...
... friends should remember the world was a child- That customs were diff'rent , and young people's eyes Had no better examples than those in the skies . But soon as I learnt how to value these doings , I never much valued your billings and ...
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