The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select, Volume 3G. Berger, 1868 - Anecdotes |
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Page 131
... soon dipped into a great number of the English , French , Italian , Latin , and Greek poets . This he did without any design , but that of pleasing himself ; but he gained the knowledge of the languages , by hunting after the stories in ...
... soon dipped into a great number of the English , French , Italian , Latin , and Greek poets . This he did without any design , but that of pleasing himself ; but he gained the knowledge of the languages , by hunting after the stories in ...
Page 159
... soon there would be no more bread in France , and I want to send a provision of flour to my nurse Caillet . ' " THE ... soon improved such casual occasions of study by attending sales at Langford's , Christie's , and other auction rooms ...
... soon there would be no more bread in France , and I want to send a provision of flour to my nurse Caillet . ' " THE ... soon improved such casual occasions of study by attending sales at Langford's , Christie's , and other auction rooms ...
Page 152
... soon either do much , or be ruined . Mine is not a disposition for tame measures . " In the partial engagement to which Admiral Hotham brought the French fleet in April , 1795 , Nelson went on board the admiral's ship as soon as the ...
... soon either do much , or be ruined . Mine is not a disposition for tame measures . " In the partial engagement to which Admiral Hotham brought the French fleet in April , 1795 , Nelson went on board the admiral's ship as soon as the ...
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