 I shall exult and triumph to you a little that I have now at last — being turned of forty, to my own honour, to that of learning, and to that of the present age — arrived at the dignity of being a householder. *' About seven months ago, I got a house...  Cassell's old and new Edinburgh - Page 110by James Grant - 1880Full view - About this book
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...yourself. I shall exult and triumph to you a little that I have now at last, being turned of forty, to my honour, to that of learning, and to that of the present...completed a regular family, consisting of a head, tiz. myself, and two inferior members, a maid and a cat. My sister has since joined me, and keeps me... | |
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...yourself. I shall exult and triumph to you a little that I have now at last, being turned of forty, to my honour, to that of learning, and to that of the present...completed a regular family, consisting of a head, viz. myself, and two inferior members, a maid and a cat. My sister has since joined me, and keeps me... | |
 | English literature - 1846 - 614 pages
...mind : — ' I shall exult and triumph to you a little, that I have now at last — being turned of forty, to my own honour, to that of learning, and...completed a regular family ; consisting of a head, viz., myself, and two inferior members, a maid and a cat. My sister has since joined me, and keeps... | |
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...am triumph to you a little,' he says to Dr Clephane, ' thai I have now at last — being turned of forty, to my own honour, to that of learning, and...completed a regular family; consisting of a head, namely, myself, and two inferior members, a maid and a cat. My sister has siuce joined me, and keeps... | |
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...me of yourself. I shall exult and triumph to you a little, that I have now at last, being turned of forty, — to my own honour, to that of learning,...completed a regular family, consisting of a head, viz., myself, and two inferior members, a maid and a cat. My sister has since joined me, and keeps... | |
 | English literature - 1847 - 566 pages
...details : — ' I shall exult and triumph to you a little, that I have ' now at last — being turned of forty — to my own honour, to that ' of learning,...and to that of the present age, — arrived at the dig' nity of being a householder ! About seven months ago 1 got a ' house of my own, and completed... | |
 | Eugene Lawrence - Historians - 1855 - 390 pages
...and triumph to you a little that I have now at last, being turned of forty — to my own honor and that of learning, and to that of the present age,...completed a regular family ; consisting of a head, viz. : myself and two inferior members, a maid and a cat. My sister has since joined me and keeps me... | |
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...yourself. I shall exult and triumph to you a little that I have now at last, being turned of forty, to my honour, to that of learning, and to that of the present...completed a regular family, consisting of a head, viz. myself, and two inferior members, a maid and a cat. My sister has since joined me, and keeps me... | |
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