Illustrations Of The Literary History Of The Eighteenth Century: Consisting Of Authentic Memoirs and Original Letters Of Eminent Persons; And Intended As A Sequel To The Literary Anecdotes, Volume 6 |
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... never had been previously collected and uniformly printed , Gifford lived to finish ; and , it is said , the Life of Shirley , ' which alone was incomplete at Mr. Gifford's death , was in a considerable state of advancement . The papers ...
... never had been previously collected and uniformly printed , Gifford lived to finish ; and , it is said , the Life of Shirley , ' which alone was incomplete at Mr. Gifford's death , was in a considerable state of advancement . The papers ...
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... never pay . " " His regard for this faithful attendant also manifested itself in the following simple , beautiful , and affecting stanzas ; which rank with the best productions of our elegiac poetry : " I wish I was where Anna lies ...
... never pay . " " His regard for this faithful attendant also manifested itself in the following simple , beautiful , and affecting stanzas ; which rank with the best productions of our elegiac poetry : " I wish I was where Anna lies ...
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... never thought of asking , and do not know † . " He was probably a native of Devonshire , for there he spent the last years of his life ; spent them , too , in some sort of con- sideration , for Mr. T. a very respectable surgeon at ...
... never thought of asking , and do not know † . " He was probably a native of Devonshire , for there he spent the last years of his life ; spent them , too , in some sort of con- sideration , for Mr. T. a very respectable surgeon at ...
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... never greatly loved him ; I had not grown up with him ; and he was too prone to repulse my little advances to familiarity with coldness and anger . He had cer- tainly some reason to be displeased with me , for I learned little at school ...
... never greatly loved him ; I had not grown up with him ; and he was too prone to repulse my little advances to familiarity with coldness and anger . He had cer- tainly some reason to be displeased with me , for I learned little at school ...
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... never without commiserating my change of con- dition . This tale often repeated , awakened at length the pity of their auditors , and , as the next step , their resentment against the man who had reduced me to such a state of ...
... never without commiserating my change of con- dition . This tale often repeated , awakened at length the pity of their auditors , and , as the next step , their resentment against the man who had reduced me to such a state of ...
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