The Last Essays of EliaDent, 1900 - 254 pages |
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... better condition could we desire to see them in ? In some respects the better a book is , the less it demands from binding . Fielding , Smollett Sterne , and all that class of perpetually self - pro- ductive volumes - Great Nature's ...
... better condition could we desire to see them in ? In some respects the better a book is , the less it demands from binding . Fielding , Smollett Sterne , and all that class of perpetually self - pro- ductive volumes - Great Nature's ...
Page 133
... better . ” This gentleman so surprisingly met upon Snow Hill , from some peculiarities in gait or gesture , was a constant butt for mirth to the small para- graph - mongers of the day ; and our friend thought that he might have his ...
... better . ” This gentleman so surprisingly met upon Snow Hill , from some peculiarities in gait or gesture , was a constant butt for mirth to the small para- graph - mongers of the day ; and our friend thought that he might have his ...
Page 167
... better than crazed and dolted . Day being ended , the Days , called for their cloaks and great - coats , and took their leaves . Lord Mayor's Day went off in a Mist , as usual ; Shortest Day in a deep black Fog , that wrapped the little ...
... better than crazed and dolted . Day being ended , the Days , called for their cloaks and great - coats , and took their leaves . Lord Mayor's Day went off in a Mist , as usual ; Shortest Day in a deep black Fog , that wrapped the little ...
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