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" Time wastes too fast: every letter I trace tells me with what rapidity Life follows my pen; the days and hours of it, more precious, my dear Jenny! than the rubies about thy neck, are flying over our heads like light clouds of a windy day, never to return... "
Entering on Life: A Book for Young Men - Page 103
by Cunningham Geikie - 1888 - 298 pages
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The Beauties of Johnson: Consisting of Maxims and Observations ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - 1782 - 482 pages
...follows my pen; the days and hours of it, more precious, my dear Jenny J than the rubies about thy neck, are flying over our heads like light clouds of a windy day, never to return more—every thing prefles on—whilft thou art twifting that lock,— •fee.! it grows grey; and...
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The Beauties of Sterne: Including All His Pathetic Tales, and Most ...

Laurence Sterne - 1784 - 292 pages
...follows my pen ; the days and hours of it, more precious, my dear Jenny ! than the rubies about thy neck, ' are flying over our heads like light clouds of a windy day, never to return more— every thing prefTeson— whilft thou art twifting that lock,— fee ! it grows grey ; and every...
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The Beauties of Sterne; Including Many of His Letters and Sermons, All His ...

Laurence Sterne - 1799 - 392 pages
...follows my pen ; the days and hours of ir, more precious, my dear Jenny! than the rubies about thy neck, are flying over our heads like light clouds of a windy day, never to return more — every thing prefles on — whilft thou art twitting that lock, — fee ! it grows grey ; and...
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The Works of Laurence Sterne ...

Laurence Sterne - 1803 - 496 pages
...follows my pen ; the days and hours of it more precious, — my dear Jenny. — than the rubies about thy neck, are flying over our heads like light clouds of a windy day, never to return more; — every thing preffes on, — whilft thou art tivifting that lock; — fee ! it grows grey...
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The works of Laurence Sterne, with a life of the author, written by himself

Laurence Sterne - 1803 - 502 pages
...my pen ; the days and hours of it more precious, my dear Jenny! than the rubies about thy neck, ar flying over our heads, like light clouds of a windy day, never to. return more every thing prefles on : whilft thou art twifting that lock,— fee ! it grows gray ; and every...
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“The” Works of Laurence Sterne, Volume 2

Laurence Sterne - 1808 - 482 pages
...follows my pen ; the days and hours of it more precious, — my dear Jenny, — than the rubies about thy neck, are flying over our heads like light clouds of a windy day, never to return more ; . — every thing prefles on, — whilft thou art twilling that lock ; — fee! it grows grey;...
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The novels of Sterne, Goldsmith, dr. Johnson, Mackenzie, Horace Walpole, and ...

Laurence Sterne - 1823 - 762 pages
...follows ray pen ; the days and hours of it, more precious, my dear Jenny, than the rubies about thy said I. — The coachman begged pardon for setting me right, and told me it was more ; — every thing passes on, — whilst thou art twisting that lock ; — see ! it grows grey...
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The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale

Oliver Goldsmith - 1823 - 768 pages
...follows my pen ; the days and hours of it, more precious, my dear Jenny, than the rubies about thy neck, are flying over our heads like light clouds of a windy day, never to return more ;— -every thing passes on, — whilst thou art twisting that lock ; — see ! it grows grey...
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Laconics; or, The best words of the best authors [ed. by J. Timbs ..., Volume 2

Laconics - 1829 - 358 pages
...life follows my pen; the days and hours of it, more precious, my dearJenny! than the rubies about thy neck, are flying over our heads like light clouds of a windy day, never to return more—every thing presses on—whilst thou are twisting that lock,;—see! it grows grey; and every...
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Laconics: Or, The Best Words of the Best Authors, Volume 2

John Timbs - 1829 - 354 pages
...life follows my pen; the days and hours of it, more precious, my dear Jenny! than the rubies about thy neck, are flying over our heads like light clouds of a windy day, never to return more— every thing presses on — whilst thou are twisting that lock, — see ! it grows grey; and...
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