The Last Essays of EliaDent, 1900 - 254 pages |
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Page 34
... never buy a book , Therefore in one you shall not look . " The boy pass'd slowly on , and with a sigh He wish'd he never had been taught to read , Then of the old churl's books he should have had no need . Of sufferings the poor have ...
... never buy a book , Therefore in one you shall not look . " The boy pass'd slowly on , and with a sigh He wish'd he never had been taught to read , Then of the old churl's books he should have had no need . Of sufferings the poor have ...
Page 93
... never asked or sought for any of them , but have often endeavored to escape from them , into the ease and freedom of a private scene , where a man may go his own way and in his own pace , in the common paths and circles of life . The ...
... never asked or sought for any of them , but have often endeavored to escape from them , into the ease and freedom of a private scene , where a man may go his own way and in his own pace , in the common paths and circles of life . The ...
Page 214
... never had a toy , or knew what a coral meant . It grew up without the lullaby of nurses ; it was a stranger to the patient fondle , the hushing caress , the attracting novelty , the costlier plaything , or the cheaper off - hand con ...
... never had a toy , or knew what a coral meant . It grew up without the lullaby of nurses ; it was a stranger to the patient fondle , the hushing caress , the attracting novelty , the costlier plaything , or the cheaper off - hand con ...
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