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Page 13
... fortune , was superior to that of the Crabbes , and the engagement of their niece to one whose prospects were so little brilliant had never been quite to their taste . But henceforth this feeling was to disappear . This crowning sorrow ...
... fortune , was superior to that of the Crabbes , and the engagement of their niece to one whose prospects were so little brilliant had never been quite to their taste . But henceforth this feeling was to disappear . This crowning sorrow ...
Page 23
... Fortune feeds the bard , And as the whim inclines bestows reward : None without wit , nor with it numbers gain ; To please is hard , but none shall please in vain : As a coy mistress is the humoured town , Loth every lover with success ...
... Fortune feeds the bard , And as the whim inclines bestows reward : None without wit , nor with it numbers gain ; To please is hard , but none shall please in vain : As a coy mistress is the humoured town , Loth every lover with success ...
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... fortune would have allowed ; and a better than was necessary , as he could give me that only . I was designed for the profession of physic , but not having wherewithal to complete the requisite studies , the design but served to ...
... fortune would have allowed ; and a better than was necessary , as he could give me that only . I was designed for the profession of physic , but not having wherewithal to complete the requisite studies , the design but served to ...
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... fortune are teased with frequent petitions , and are compelled to refuse the requests even of those whom they know to be in distress it is , there- fore , with a distant hope I ventured to solicit such favour : but you will forgive me ...
... fortune are teased with frequent petitions , and are compelled to refuse the requests even of those whom they know to be in distress it is , there- fore , with a distant hope I ventured to solicit such favour : but you will forgive me ...
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... fortune , and I have only to hope a speedy end to a life so unpromisingly begun in which ( though it ought not to be boasted of ) I can reap some consolation from looking to the end of it . I am , sir , with the greatest respect , your ...
... fortune , and I have only to hope a speedy end to a life so unpromisingly begun in which ( though it ought not to be boasted of ) I can reap some consolation from looking to the end of it . I am , sir , with the greatest respect , your ...
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