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Page 25
... hand was always extended to the protection of genius and the relief of distress . Her magnificent mansion was the resort of the most distinguished characters of her time ; and " all were emulous to testify their esteem , and to pay ...
... hand was always extended to the protection of genius and the relief of distress . Her magnificent mansion was the resort of the most distinguished characters of her time ; and " all were emulous to testify their esteem , and to pay ...
Page 31
... hands of the idle . It will frequently languish even in the hands of the busy , if they have not some employments subsidiary ... hand an innocent and irreproachable amusement for his leisure hours , to save him from the danger of many a ...
... hands of the idle . It will frequently languish even in the hands of the busy , if they have not some employments subsidiary ... hand an innocent and irreproachable amusement for his leisure hours , to save him from the danger of many a ...
Page 60
... hands armed with whips and scorpions . As soon as she came near , with a horrid frown , and a voice that chilled my ... hand of me a deep muddy river , whose heavy waters rolled on in slow , sullen murmurs . Here I determined to plunge ...
... hands armed with whips and scorpions . As soon as she came near , with a horrid frown , and a voice that chilled my ... hand of me a deep muddy river , whose heavy waters rolled on in slow , sullen murmurs . Here I determined to plunge ...
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... hand at prose composition . About this time , he was put to a school in his native place , where he greatly ... hands of Mr. Southey , who most kindly and generously wrote to the young poet to encourage him ; and very soon friends sprang ...
... hand at prose composition . About this time , he was put to a school in his native place , where he greatly ... hands of Mr. Southey , who most kindly and generously wrote to the young poet to encourage him ; and very soon friends sprang ...
Page 81
... hand of a Mr. Smith , the son and partner of a rich West India merchant . She was then but sixteen , and her husband twenty - one years of age . It was a most ill - advised and rash union , and productive of the most unhappy results ...
... hand of a Mr. Smith , the son and partner of a rich West India merchant . She was then but sixteen , and her husband twenty - one years of age . It was a most ill - advised and rash union , and productive of the most unhappy results ...
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