The Last Essays of EliaG. Routledge & sons, 1880 - 119 pages |
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Page 22
... 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 many , Which never can the rich annoy ; I soon perceived another boy , Who looked as if he had not any Food ...
... 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 many , Which never can the rich annoy ; I soon perceived another boy , Who looked as if he had not any Food ...
Page 60
... wishes , wishing thank- fully , Be you still fair , honour'd by public heed , By no encroachment wrong'd , nor time forgot ; Nor blamed for blood , nor shamed for sinful deed , And that you know , I envy you no lot Of highest wish , I wish ...
... wishes , wishing thank- fully , Be you still fair , honour'd by public heed , By no encroachment wrong'd , nor time forgot ; Nor blamed for blood , nor shamed for sinful deed , And that you know , I envy you no lot Of highest wish , I wish ...
Page 94
... wish that I could have lain on still , or never awaked . Life itself , my waking life , has much of the confusion , the trouble , and obscure perplexity , of an ill dream . In the daytime I stumble upon dark mountains . Business , which ...
... wish that I could have lain on still , or never awaked . Life itself , my waking life , has much of the confusion , the trouble , and obscure perplexity , of an ill dream . In the daytime I stumble upon dark mountains . Business , which ...
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