Dreams and Reveries of a Quiet Man: Consisting of the Little Genius, and Other Essays, Volume 2J. & J. Harper, 1832 |
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... never shall forget the look and squeeze which he bestowed upon me when I pro- posed that we should adjourn to the inn , and dine together at my expense . He seized hold of my hand , and drew himself up erect in all the enthusiasm of ...
... never shall forget the look and squeeze which he bestowed upon me when I pro- posed that we should adjourn to the inn , and dine together at my expense . He seized hold of my hand , and drew himself up erect in all the enthusiasm of ...
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... never to compliment with another the world who had used my last so villainously . No , thought I , I'll write a play , and give Shakspeare and Otway a little rest . If I cannot get in the great temple one way , I'll try another ; and ...
... never to compliment with another the world who had used my last so villainously . No , thought I , I'll write a play , and give Shakspeare and Otway a little rest . If I cannot get in the great temple one way , I'll try another ; and ...
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... never opened his lips but to speak blank verse - who did not know that there was such a person as Fear on the face of the globe , and could put a whole army to flight by just offering to draw his sword . It was my design artfully to ...
... never opened his lips but to speak blank verse - who did not know that there was such a person as Fear on the face of the globe , and could put a whole army to flight by just offering to draw his sword . It was my design artfully to ...
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... never persuade myself to think any thing in the world sweeter than woman's face and form , as nature created them , to look upon every fashion which tends to distort them as something impertinent and of- fensive ; and when I have caught ...
... never persuade myself to think any thing in the world sweeter than woman's face and form , as nature created them , to look upon every fashion which tends to distort them as something impertinent and of- fensive ; and when I have caught ...
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... never to see again . Never - never . **** JUNE . - Two nights have passed since I wrote the above . I have been too wretched ; my reflections have been too excruciating to admit of writing . Sometimes I have paced up and down my cage ...
... never to see again . Never - never . **** JUNE . - Two nights have passed since I wrote the above . I have been too wretched ; my reflections have been too excruciating to admit of writing . Sometimes I have paced up and down my cage ...
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