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" There is something in sickness that breaks down the pride of manhood ; that softens the heart, and brings it back to the feelings of infancy. Who that has languished, even in advanced life, in sickness and despondency ; who that has pined on a weary bed... "
The beaver trappers, tr. from the Germ. of Horan by J. Henderson: and other ... - Page 196
by Friedrich Wilhelm P. Oertel - 1870
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Sketch Book

Washington Irving - 1901 - 538 pages
...any other hand. 5 There is something in sickness that breaks down the pride of manhood ; that softens the heart, and brings it back to the feelings of....despondency, who that has pined on a weary bed in the neglect IQ and loneliness of a foreign land, but has thought on the mother "that looked on his childhood,"...
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Irving's Sketch Book

Washington Irving - 1901 - 546 pages
...any other hand. 5 There is something in sickness that breaks down the pride of manhood ; that softens the heart, and brings it back to the feelings of infancy....despondency, who that has pined on a weary bed in the neglect 10 and loneliness of a foreign land, but has thought on the mother "that looked on his childhood,"...
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Crowned Masterpieces of Literature that Have Advanced ..., Volume 10

David Josiah Brewer - 1902 - 566 pages
...velvet surface.— The Sketch Book: «-Philip of Pokanoka» « The Truest Thing In the World.»— Who that has languished, even in advanced life, in...loneliness of a foreign land; but has thought on the mother e that looked on his childhood," that smoothed his pillow and administered to his helplessness ? Oh...
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The Sketch Book, and Bracebridge Hall

Washington Irving - 1903 - 814 pages
...in sickness that breaks down the pride of manhood — that softens the heart and brings it back to feelings of infancy. Who that has languished, even...and loneliness of a foreign land, but has thought of the mother " that looked on his childhood," that smoothed his pillow, and administered to his helplessness...
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The Sketch-book: Stories. Pt. l

Washington Irving - 1905 - 138 pages
...any other hand. There is something in sickness that breaks down the pride of manhood ; that softens the heart, and brings it back to the feelings of infancy....looked on his childhood," that smoothed his pillow and admin istered to his helplessness ? Oh, there is an enduring tenderness in the love of a mother to...
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Washington Irving's Sketch Book

Washington Irving - 1905 - 460 pages
...any other hand. There is something in sickness that breaks down the pride of manhood; that softens the heart, and brings it back to the feelings of infancy....on a weary bed in the neglect and loneliness of a fp reign land; but has thought on the mother "that looked on his childhood," that smoothed his pillow,...
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The Works of Washington Irving: Sketch book

Washington Irving - 1907 - 556 pages
...any other hand. There is something in sickness that breaks down the pride of manhood ; that softens the heart, and brings it back to the feelings of infancy....pillow, and administered to his helplessness ? Oh I there is an enduring tenderness in the love of a mother to her son that transcends all other affections...
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The Mother's Legacy of Mother Love, Bright Hopes and Cherished Memories

D. H. Wever - 1908 - 656 pages
...MEMORIES OF MOTHER. '"PHERE is something in sickness that breaks down the pride of manhood ; that softens the heart, and brings it back to the feelings of infancy....life, in sickness and despondency ; who that has pined in a weary bed,. in the neglect and loneliness of a strange land, but has thought of the mother that...
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Irvings̓ Sketch Book

Washington Irving - 1911 - 470 pages
...any other hand. There is something in sickness that breaks down the pride of manhood ; that softens the heart, and brings it back to the feelings of infancy. Who that has languished 30 even in advanced life in sickness and despondency, who that has pined on a weary bed in the neglect...
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The Sketch Book, Volume 1

Washington Irving - 1916 - 422 pages
...any other hand. There is something in sickness that breaks down the pride of manhood, that softens the heart, and brings it back to the feelings of infancy....mother " that looked on his childhood," that smoothed hisf pillow, and administered to his helplessness? Oh, there is anenduring tenderness in the love of...
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