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" The first sense of sorrow I ever knew was upon the death of my father, at which time I was not quite five years of age ; but was rather amazed at what all the house meant, than possessed with a real understanding why nobody was willing to play with me. "
The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq: Revised and Corrected - Page 331
1711
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The lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Volume 3

Tatler - 1754 - 322 pages
...Age. ; but was rather amazed at what all the the Houfe meant, than poffefled with a real Underftanding why no Body was willing to play with me. I remember...lay, and my Mother fat weeping alone by it. I had my Battle dore in my Hand, and fell a beating the Coffin, and calling Papa ; for, I know not how, I had...
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The Beauties of the Spectators, Tatlers, and Guardians: Connected ..., Volume 2

Joseph Addison - English imprints - 1801 - 364 pages
...of age ; but was rather amazed at what all the houfe meant, than poffcfled with a real underftanding why no body was willing to play with me. I remember I went into the room where hi= body lay, and 'my mother fat weeping alone by it. I had my baitledore in my hand, and fell a beating...
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The Tatler, Volume 3

Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - English essays - 1804 - 450 pages
...was rather amazed at what all the house meant, than possessed with a real understanding why nobody was willing to play with me. I remember I went into the room where his body lay, and my mother sat weeping alone by it. I had my battledore in my hand, and fell a-beating the coffin, and calling...
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The British Essayists, Volume 4

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 412 pages
...was rather amazed at what all the house meant, than possessed with a real understanding why nobody was willing to play with me. I remember I went into the room where his body lay, and my mother sat weeping alone by it. I had my battledore in my hand, and fell a-beating the coffin, and calling...
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Essays, Biographical, Critical and Historical, Illustrative of the ..., Volume 3

Nathan Drake - English literature - 1814 - 494 pages
...was rather amazed at what all the house meant, than possessed with a real understanding why nobody was willing to play with me. I remember I went into the/ -room where his body lay, and my mother sat weeping alone by it. I had my battledore in my hand, and fell a beating the coffin, and calling...
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The Tatler; corrected from the originals, with a preface ..., Volume 4

Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 342 pages
...was rather amazed at what all the house meant, than possessed with a real understanding why nobody was willing to play with me. I remember I went into the room where his body lay, and my mother sat weeping alone by it. I had my battledore in my hand, and fell a-beating the coffin, and calling...
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The British Essayists: Tatler

James Ferguson - English essays - 1823 - 410 pages
...was rather amazed at what all the house meant, than possessed with a real understanding why nobody was willing to play with me. I remember I went into the room where his body lay, and my mother sat weeping alone by it. I had my battledore in my hand, and fell a beating the coffin, and calling...
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The British Essayists: With Prefaces, Biographical, Historical and ..., Volume 4

Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 334 pages
...was rather amazed at what all the house meant, than possessed with a real understanding why nobody was willing to play with me. I remember I went into the room where his body lay, and my mother sat weeping alone by it.* I had my battledore in my hand, and fell a-beating the coffin, and calling...
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The British essayists, with prefaces by A. Chalmers, Volumes 3-4

British essayists - 1823 - 862 pages
...was rather amazed at what all the house meant, than possessed with a real understanding why nobody was willing to play with me. I remember I went into the room where his body lay, and my mother sat weeping alone by it. I had my battledore in my hand, and fell a-beating the coffin, and calling...
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The British Essayists: Tatler

James Ferguson - English essays - 1823 - 414 pages
...meant, than possessed with a real understanding why nobody was willing to play with me. I remembej I went into the room where his body lay, and my mother sat weeping alone by it. I had my battledore in my hand, and fell a beating the coffin, and calling...
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