The Republic of Letters: A Selection, in Poetry and Prose, from the Works of the Most Eminent Writers, with Many Original Pieces, Volume 3Blackie, 1833 |
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... living , and at least ten years younger than I am - aided by the good offices of a sister , well married in the city , we had sometimes actually wanted the necessaries of life . It was not then so much the fashion for genteel people to ...
... living , and at least ten years younger than I am - aided by the good offices of a sister , well married in the city , we had sometimes actually wanted the necessaries of life . It was not then so much the fashion for genteel people to ...
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... living neither in the past nor the present , but in the vast space before me . My companions were shadows of my own creation ; my enjoyments were the production of these shadows . Yet , for all this , I became neither mad , nor an idiot ...
... living neither in the past nor the present , but in the vast space before me . My companions were shadows of my own creation ; my enjoyments were the production of these shadows . Yet , for all this , I became neither mad , nor an idiot ...
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... living , and innocent sources of amusement , which inter- fere with no one's happiness , and contribute to his own ; which keep his mind from preying on itself , and his body healthy , is bet- ter entitled to the honours of philosophy ...
... living , and innocent sources of amusement , which inter- fere with no one's happiness , and contribute to his own ; which keep his mind from preying on itself , and his body healthy , is bet- ter entitled to the honours of philosophy ...
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... living spring , the tender grass begins to peep forth . Every day the empire of the sun extends by slow degrees . The brooks begin again to murmur and glisten , marking their courses by the increased verdure of the grass , and willows ...
... living spring , the tender grass begins to peep forth . Every day the empire of the sun extends by slow degrees . The brooks begin again to murmur and glisten , marking their courses by the increased verdure of the grass , and willows ...
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... living fire rested , not as a consuming flame but as an abiding glory- so that , for a little , the mighty theatre stood , complete in all its parts - with its tiers of boxes and galleries - pillars and pilasters - quivering with ...
... living fire rested , not as a consuming flame but as an abiding glory- so that , for a little , the mighty theatre stood , complete in all its parts - with its tiers of boxes and galleries - pillars and pilasters - quivering with ...
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