Londoner's Post: Letters to Gog and MagogHutchinson, 1952 - 174 pages |
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Page 31
... able to lay hold of , but perfunctorily as one who meant to do the lot , and then forgot a bit , and then woke up a bit . I don't know whether she noticed , and I took care she should not be able to think it was intentional . That is ...
... able to lay hold of , but perfunctorily as one who meant to do the lot , and then forgot a bit , and then woke up a bit . I don't know whether she noticed , and I took care she should not be able to think it was intentional . That is ...
Page 37
... able enough , rather than a resource from vexations and cares . But I doubt much , in case of the worst , whether I shall be philosopher enough to follow my own lessons : if I saw my resolution give you a pain I could not . These are ...
... able enough , rather than a resource from vexations and cares . But I doubt much , in case of the worst , whether I shall be philosopher enough to follow my own lessons : if I saw my resolution give you a pain I could not . These are ...
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... able to do nothing ; nay , the very whole country has not been able to repair them ; that is to say , it was a burthen too great for the poor farmers ; for in England it is the tenant , not the landlord , that pays the sur- veyors of ...
... able to do nothing ; nay , the very whole country has not been able to repair them ; that is to say , it was a burthen too great for the poor farmers ; for in England it is the tenant , not the landlord , that pays the sur- veyors of ...
Contents
WHY READ THE CLASSICS? Page | 9 |
DICKENS AND THACKERAY AT CHRISTMAS | 15 |
MARY RUSSELL MITFORD | 21 |
Copyright | |
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