The Essays of EliaDent, 1923 - 294 pages |
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... younkers of this genera- tion eye you , pacing your stately terrace , with the same superstitious veneration , with which the child Elia gazed on the Old Worthies that solemnised the parade before ye ! 66 [ 1 Randal Norris . ] GRACE ...
... younkers of this genera- tion eye you , pacing your stately terrace , with the same superstitious veneration , with which the child Elia gazed on the Old Worthies that solemnised the parade before ye ! 66 [ 1 Randal Norris . ] GRACE ...
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... younkers lick in the unctuous meat , with his more unctuous sayings - how he would fit the tit - bits to the puny mouths , [ John Fenwick . ] reserving the lengthier links for the seniors - how he 132 THE ESSAYS OF ELIA.
... younkers lick in the unctuous meat , with his more unctuous sayings - how he would fit the tit - bits to the puny mouths , [ John Fenwick . ] reserving the lengthier links for the seniors - how he 132 THE ESSAYS OF ELIA.
Page 141
... younkers of his age commonly are , let some sparks escape into a bundle of straw , which kindling quickly , spread the conflagration over every part of their poor mansion , till it was reduced to ashes . Together with the cottage ( a ...
... younkers of his age commonly are , let some sparks escape into a bundle of straw , which kindling quickly , spread the conflagration over every part of their poor mansion , till it was reduced to ashes . Together with the cottage ( a ...
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