Gaieties and Gravities: A Series of Essays, Comic Tales, and Fugitive Vagaries. Now First Collected, Volume 1 |
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... thee more , whom art thou to thank for calling thee out of the dumb darkness of nonentity and giving thee so much ; for bestowing upon thee three or four score years of pleasant existence , and making it de- pendent upon thyself whether ...
... thee more , whom art thou to thank for calling thee out of the dumb darkness of nonentity and giving thee so much ; for bestowing upon thee three or four score years of pleasant existence , and making it de- pendent upon thyself whether ...
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... — MY KETTLE ! MY KETTLE ! For these , and more than I've related , Joys with thy name associated , To thee this verse be dedicated , — MY KETTLE ! THE WIDOW OF THE GREAT ARMY . At the time 52 GAIETIES AND GRAVITIES .
... — MY KETTLE ! MY KETTLE ! For these , and more than I've related , Joys with thy name associated , To thee this verse be dedicated , — MY KETTLE ! THE WIDOW OF THE GREAT ARMY . At the time 52 GAIETIES AND GRAVITIES .
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... thee out . " Meanwhile , the Smuggler , who had shouted At finding all the blankets gone , Though for a little while he doubted The cause of the phenomenon , Soon as he heard Sam's exclamation , Concluded , without hesitation , ' Twas ...
... thee out . " Meanwhile , the Smuggler , who had shouted At finding all the blankets gone , Though for a little while he doubted The cause of the phenomenon , Soon as he heard Sam's exclamation , Concluded , without hesitation , ' Twas ...
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... thee . When wit , and wine , and friends are met , And laughter crowns the festive hour , In vain I struggle to forget ; Still does my heart confess thy power , And fondly turn to thee . When night is near , and friends are far , And ...
... thee . When wit , and wine , and friends are met , And laughter crowns the festive hour , In vain I struggle to forget ; Still does my heart confess thy power , And fondly turn to thee . When night is near , and friends are far , And ...
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... thee between Scylla and Charybdis ? must thou be for ever bandied to and fro by the conflicting battledores of fanaticism and indifference ? It may not be unamusing , perhaps not uninstruc- tive , to consider the mode in which some of ...
... thee between Scylla and Charybdis ? must thou be for ever bandied to and fro by the conflicting battledores of fanaticism and indifference ? It may not be unamusing , perhaps not uninstruc- tive , to consider the mode in which some of ...
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