The Last Essays of EliaDent, 1900 - 254 pages |
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... character for the evening . It was hit or miss with him ; but nine times out of ten , he contrived by this device to send away a whole company his enemies . His conception rose kindlier than his utterance , and his happiest impromptus ...
... character for the evening . It was hit or miss with him ; but nine times out of ten , he contrived by this device to send away a whole company his enemies . His conception rose kindlier than his utterance , and his happiest impromptus ...
Page 141
... character , we confess , to stagger it . His towered structures are of the highest order of the material sublime . Whether they were dreams , or transcripts of some elder workmanship , —As- syrian ruins old , -restored by this mighty ...
... character , we confess , to stagger it . His towered structures are of the highest order of the material sublime . Whether they were dreams , or transcripts of some elder workmanship , —As- syrian ruins old , -restored by this mighty ...
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... character but that of a wit . When you find a tickling relish upon your tongue dis- posing you to that sort of conversation , especially if you find a preternatural flow of ideas setting in upon you at the sight of a bottle and fresh ...
... character but that of a wit . When you find a tickling relish upon your tongue dis- posing you to that sort of conversation , especially if you find a preternatural flow of ideas setting in upon you at the sight of a bottle and fresh ...
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