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... the Tishbite ) ; and the contending pas- sions of L. at the unfolding . There was love for the bringer ; shame for the thing brought , and the manner - of its bringing ; sympathy for those who were too 28 CHRIST'S HOSPITAL.
... the Tishbite ) ; and the contending pas- sions of L. at the unfolding . There was love for the bringer ; shame for the thing brought , and the manner - of its bringing ; sympathy for those who were too 28 CHRIST'S HOSPITAL.
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... manner under his paternal roof . Any complaint which he had to make was sure of being attended to . This was under- stood at Christ's , and was an effectual screen to him against the severity of masters , or worse tyranny of the ...
... manner under his paternal roof . Any complaint which he had to make was sure of being attended to . This was under- stood at Christ's , and was an effectual screen to him against the severity of masters , or worse tyranny of the ...
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... manner , these disreputable morsels , which he would convey away , and secretly stow in the settle that stood at his bedside . None saw when he ate them . It was rumoured that he privately devoured them in the night . He was watched ...
... manner , these disreputable morsels , which he would convey away , and secretly stow in the settle that stood at his bedside . None saw when he ate them . It was rumoured that he privately devoured them in the night . He was watched ...
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... manners of M. at school , though firm , were mild and unassuming . Next to M. ( if not senior to him ) was Richards , author of the Aboriginal Britons , the most spirited of the Oxford Prize Poems ; a pale , studious Grecian . Then ...
... manners of M. at school , though firm , were mild and unassuming . Next to M. ( if not senior to him ) was Richards , author of the Aboriginal Britons , the most spirited of the Oxford Prize Poems ; a pale , studious Grecian . Then ...
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... manners of the other . Observe who have been the greatest borrowers of all ages - Alcibiades Falstaff - Sir Richard Steele - our late incomparable Brinsley - what a family like- ness in all four ! ― What a careless , even deportment ...
... manners of the other . Observe who have been the greatest borrowers of all ages - Alcibiades Falstaff - Sir Richard Steele - our late incomparable Brinsley - what a family like- ness in all four ! ― What a careless , even deportment ...
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