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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... quite discouraged me , I grew worse and worse . I sent for the doctor again . " You have tried physic in vain ; suppose you try exercise on horseback , " said he . I bought a horse , cantered away every morning like DYSPEPSY . 7.
... quite discouraged me , I grew worse and worse . I sent for the doctor again . " You have tried physic in vain ; suppose you try exercise on horseback , " said he . I bought a horse , cantered away every morning like DYSPEPSY . 7.
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... morning like a hero , and ate more than ever ; for what was the use of exercise except to give one impunity in eating ? I never worked half so hard when I was an apprentice , and not worth a groat , as I did now I was a gentle- man of ...
... morning like a hero , and ate more than ever ; for what was the use of exercise except to give one impunity in eating ? I never worked half so hard when I was an apprentice , and not worth a groat , as I did now I was a gentle- man of ...
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... morning in all the horrors of indigestion and acidity , which lasted several days , during which time I made divers excel- lent resolutions , forswearing wine , particularly old wine , most de- voutly . : This time , however , I had one ...
... morning in all the horrors of indigestion and acidity , which lasted several days , during which time I made divers excel- lent resolutions , forswearing wine , particularly old wine , most de- voutly . : This time , however , I had one ...
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... morning . I found , after all , nothing did me so much good as laughing ; but alas ! what was there for me to laugh at in this world ! The summer of my second year of ease and luxury , I was ad- vised to go to the Springs , where all ...
... morning . I found , after all , nothing did me so much good as laughing ; but alas ! what was there for me to laugh at in this world ! The summer of my second year of ease and luxury , I was ad- vised to go to the Springs , where all ...
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... morning , his time hung heavy on him till dinner . Of consequence , he began to long for dinner time ; and of course dinner became an object of great consequence . It was an era , in the four and twenty hours , and you may rely on it ...
... morning , his time hung heavy on him till dinner . Of consequence , he began to long for dinner time ; and of course dinner became an object of great consequence . It was an era , in the four and twenty hours , and you may rely on it ...
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