The British essayists; with prefaces by A. Chalmers, Volume 25 |
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... scarce possible to discover the design or tendency : it is said , I know not upon what authority , to have been composed from frag- ments of other poems ; and except a few lines in which the author touches upon his own misfor- tunes ...
... scarce possible to discover the design or tendency : it is said , I know not upon what authority , to have been composed from frag- ments of other poems ; and except a few lines in which the author touches upon his own misfor- tunes ...
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... scarce for- bear exclaiming with Ferdinand , This is no mortal business , nor no sound That the earth owns ! -- The happy versatility of Shakspeare's genius en- ables him to excel in lyric as well as in dramatic poesy . But the poet ...
... scarce for- bear exclaiming with Ferdinand , This is no mortal business , nor no sound That the earth owns ! -- The happy versatility of Shakspeare's genius en- ables him to excel in lyric as well as in dramatic poesy . But the poet ...
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... scarce any other merit than that of riches , and listened only to join- tures and pin - money . Thus the ambitious man has at all times been eager of wealth and power ; but these hopes have been gratified in some coun- tries by ...
... scarce any other merit than that of riches , and listened only to join- tures and pin - money . Thus the ambitious man has at all times been eager of wealth and power ; but these hopes have been gratified in some coun- tries by ...
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... scarce less a misfortune to myself than you , that you was not five minutes sooner in your application . The gentleman whose recommendation you bring , I wish more than any other to oblige ; but I have just presented the living to the ...
... scarce less a misfortune to myself than you , that you was not five minutes sooner in your application . The gentleman whose recommendation you bring , I wish more than any other to oblige ; but I have just presented the living to the ...
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... scarce be- lieve it to be past .. How providential , ' said he , was it , that I did not stay to drink another dish of tea at breakfast , that I found a hackney - coach at the end of the street , and that I met with no stop by the way ...
... scarce be- lieve it to be past .. How providential , ' said he , was it , that I did not stay to drink another dish of tea at breakfast , that I found a hackney - coach at the end of the street , and that I met with no stop by the way ...
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