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... face , I own , gave me high entertainment ; in it I could plainly read the struggle she felt between good breeding and curiosity ; she had talked of the water - works the whole evening before , and seemed to have come merely in order to ...
... face , I own , gave me high entertainment ; in it I could plainly read the struggle she felt between good breeding and curiosity ; she had talked of the water - works the whole evening before , and seemed to have come merely in order to ...
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... face again of that insidious , good- for - nothing , old grey impostor . Our ancestors were nice in their methods of sacrificing these tender victims . We read of pigs whipt to death with something of a shock , as we hear of any ...
... face again of that insidious , good- for - nothing , old grey impostor . Our ancestors were nice in their methods of sacrificing these tender victims . We read of pigs whipt to death with something of a shock , as we hear of any ...
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... face to face ; but would not here : your glory eclipses mine , if this be glory . Edward . So , thou wouldst place thyself on a level with princes ! Wallace . Willingly , if they attacked my country ; and above them . Edward . Dost thou ...
... face to face ; but would not here : your glory eclipses mine , if this be glory . Edward . So , thou wouldst place thyself on a level with princes ! Wallace . Willingly , if they attacked my country ; and above them . Edward . Dost thou ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 5 |
OLIVER GOLDSMITH | 11 |
An Evening at Vauxhall | 27 |
Copyright | |
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