The North American Review, Volume 148O. Everett, 1889 Vols. 227-230, no. 2 include: Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930. |
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Page 36
... once told of a gentleman who had left a large fortune to a certain clergyman , whom he had never seen but once . " It would not have happened if he had seen him twice , " remarked Porson . The idea was borrowed from a very old epigram ...
... once told of a gentleman who had left a large fortune to a certain clergyman , whom he had never seen but once . " It would not have happened if he had seen him twice , " remarked Porson . The idea was borrowed from a very old epigram ...
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... once said : " At this very moment , my dear I am writing with a sword in one hand and a pistol in the other . " Denounc- ing his opponents in Parliament on one occasion , he told them : " You are trying to raise a tempest , but I will ...
... once said : " At this very moment , my dear I am writing with a sword in one hand and a pistol in the other . " Denounc- ing his opponents in Parliament on one occasion , he told them : " You are trying to raise a tempest , but I will ...
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... once con- sented to be ignorant of some , and with the compromise the whole man is more than content . Upon any inquiry into disputed points , if such inquiry is ever forced upon him by the course of his fu- ture life , he will enter in ...
... once con- sented to be ignorant of some , and with the compromise the whole man is more than content . Upon any inquiry into disputed points , if such inquiry is ever forced upon him by the course of his fu- ture life , he will enter in ...
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