The Elian Miscellany: A Charles Lamb AnthologyS. M. Rich H. Joseph, 1931 - 363 pages |
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... sister but once since , and that was a few months ago in the street . He had aged considerably , but it scarcely excited melancholy , for Mary was with him like a good guardian angel . They had that same country - air freshness about ...
... sister but once since , and that was a few months ago in the street . He had aged considerably , but it scarcely excited melancholy , for Mary was with him like a good guardian angel . They had that same country - air freshness about ...
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... sister , whose literary reputation is associated very closely with her brother's , and who , as the original of “ Bridget Elia , " is a kind of object for literary affection , came in after him . She is a small bent figure , evidently a ...
... sister , whose literary reputation is associated very closely with her brother's , and who , as the original of “ Bridget Elia , " is a kind of object for literary affection , came in after him . She is a small bent figure , evidently a ...
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... sister objected to this operation , and he refrained . Presently after he said , " May I have a little drop now , only a leetle drop ? " " No , be a good boy . " At last he prevailed and took his usual draught . On each visit I found he ...
... sister objected to this operation , and he refrained . Presently after he said , " May I have a little drop now , only a leetle drop ? " " No , be a good boy . " At last he prevailed and took his usual draught . On each visit I found he ...
Contents
First Meeting with His Biographer | 21 |
An AfterDinner | 28 |
Unrecalled Memories | 34 |
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