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Page 101
Of grapes he had the honour of bringing over four sorts into England , which he
enumerates , and supposes that they are all by this time pretty common among
some gardeners in his neighbourhood , as well as several persons of quality ; for
...
Of grapes he had the honour of bringing over four sorts into England , which he
enumerates , and supposes that they are all by this time pretty common among
some gardeners in his neighbourhood , as well as several persons of quality ; for
...
Page 103
gold ? who not ambitious , if it were at the command of power , or restored by
honour ? but , alas ! a white staff will not help gouty feet to walk better than a
common cane ; nor a blue riband bind up a wound 80 well as a fillet . The glitter
of gold ...
gold ? who not ambitious , if it were at the command of power , or restored by
honour ? but , alas ! a white staff will not help gouty feet to walk better than a
common cane ; nor a blue riband bind up a wound 80 well as a fillet . The glitter
of gold ...
Page 108
I have had the honour ( I must ever call it ) once to have been admitted to the tea -
table of Miss Kelly . I have played at serious whist with Mr Liston . I have chatted
with ever good - humoured Mrs Charles Kemble . I have conversed as friend to ...
I have had the honour ( I must ever call it ) once to have been admitted to the tea -
table of Miss Kelly . I have played at serious whist with Mr Liston . I have chatted
with ever good - humoured Mrs Charles Kemble . I have conversed as friend to ...
Page 120
And here I cannot but do justice to the officious zeal of sundry passers by , who ,
albeit arriving a little too late to participate in the honours of the rescue , in
philanthropic shoals canie thronging to communicate their advice as to the
recovery ...
And here I cannot but do justice to the officious zeal of sundry passers by , who ,
albeit arriving a little too late to participate in the honours of the rescue , in
philanthropic shoals canie thronging to communicate their advice as to the
recovery ...
Page 133
She , so dishevell ' d , blush ' d ; from window I With sight thereof cried out , O fair
disgrace , Let honour ' s self to thee grant highest place ! XII . Highway , since you
my chief Parnassus be ; And that my Muse , to some ears not unsweet ...
She , so dishevell ' d , blush ' d ; from window I With sight thereof cried out , O fair
disgrace , Let honour ' s self to thee grant highest place ! XII . Highway , since you
my chief Parnassus be ; And that my Muse , to some ears not unsweet ...
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| Title | The Last Essays of Elia |
| Author | Charles Lamb |
| Edition | 3 |
| Publisher | Dent, 1901 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 28 Jan 2009 |
| Length | 254 pages |
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