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... John , and they looked up , and prayed me not to go on about their uncle , but to tell them some stories about their pretty dead mother . Then I told how for seven long years , in hope sometimes , sometimes in despair , yet persisting ...
... John , and they looked up , and prayed me not to go on about their uncle , but to tell them some stories about their pretty dead mother . Then I told how for seven long years , in hope sometimes , sometimes in despair , yet persisting ...
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... John Rich ( 1682-1761 ) , who wrote and acted pantomime under the name of Lun . 1. 13. Lud . A legendary king of Britain . 1. 15. the primeval Motley . The first , original , jester . ( ' Motley ' is generally used of the particoloured ...
... John Rich ( 1682-1761 ) , who wrote and acted pantomime under the name of Lun . 1. 13. Lud . A legendary king of Britain . 1. 15. the primeval Motley . The first , original , jester . ( ' Motley ' is generally used of the particoloured ...
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... John Fenwick , a friend of Lamb's . 1. 9. Rochester . John Wilmot , Earl of Rochester ( 1647- 80 ) , author , courtier , wit , and notorious for his dissipations . 1. 34. the Cloth ' . Usually applied to the Clergy ; here to the ...
... John Fenwick , a friend of Lamb's . 1. 9. Rochester . John Wilmot , Earl of Rochester ( 1647- 80 ) , author , courtier , wit , and notorious for his dissipations . 1. 34. the Cloth ' . Usually applied to the Clergy ; here to the ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 5 |
OLIVER GOLDSMITH | 11 |
An Evening at Vauxhall | 27 |
Copyright | |
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