The Last Essays of EliaDent, 1900 - 254 pages |
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Page 14
... reason to complain . They had long forsaken the old house of their fathers for a newer trifle ; and I was left to appropriate to myself what images I could pick up , to raise my fancy , or to sooth my vanity . I was the true descendant ...
... reason to complain . They had long forsaken the old house of their fathers for a newer trifle ; and I was left to appropriate to myself what images I could pick up , to raise my fancy , or to sooth my vanity . I was the true descendant ...
Page 38
Charles Lamb. unbending thing ; for this reason , that the same de- gree of credibility is not required of it as to serious scenes . The degrees of credibility demanded to the two things , may be illustrated by the dif- ferent sort of ...
Charles Lamb. unbending thing ; for this reason , that the same de- gree of credibility is not required of it as to serious scenes . The degrees of credibility demanded to the two things , may be illustrated by the dif- ferent sort of ...
Page 103
... reason of their unfashionable attire , -in these thoughts she reached the second landing - place , the second , I mean , from the top , -for there was still another left to traverse . Now virtue support Barbara ! And that never ...
... reason of their unfashionable attire , -in these thoughts she reached the second landing - place , the second , I mean , from the top , -for there was still another left to traverse . Now virtue support Barbara ! And that never ...
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admirable appeared April Fool artist beautiful Belshazzar better character CHARLES LAMB cheerful child conceit confess DAN STUART day's pleasuring discommendable doth dreams Elliston ESSAYS OF ELIA face faculties fancy feel genius gentleman give grace guests half hand head heard heart heaven honor hour humor imagination impertinent knew lady LAST ESSAYS late leave less look Lord Lord Mayor's Day Margate ment mighty mind mirth morning mortal nature ness never night notion occasion once pain passion person play pleasant pleasure poor present pretty Quarter Days readers remember scarce seemed seen sense sight sion Sir Philip Sydney sleep Somerset House sort speak spirit sure sweet taste theatre thee thing thou thought tion Titian told true truth uncon walk watchet whole wish wonder young youth