Londoner's Post: Letters to Gog and MagogHutchinson, 1952 - 174 pages |
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Page 18
... delightful rigmarole composed , apparently , for the Christmas amusement of his own children , did he forsake satire and type , and advance boldly into nonsense . But he did not try to awaken loving and forbearing thoughts . His ...
... delightful rigmarole composed , apparently , for the Christmas amusement of his own children , did he forsake satire and type , and advance boldly into nonsense . But he did not try to awaken loving and forbearing thoughts . His ...
Page 33
... delightful , potentially classic letters are being written today . Why , otherwise , do we brighten when we see certain handwritings among our morning envelopes ? They may be rather shorter than those of the famous letter - writers of ...
... delightful , potentially classic letters are being written today . Why , otherwise , do we brighten when we see certain handwritings among our morning envelopes ? They may be rather shorter than those of the famous letter - writers of ...
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... delightful were fortunate enough to live long . How lucky for us ! Let me mention some of these letter - writers , and describe them . Madame de Sévigné , having lost a nobly born but not an admirable husband , forsook the thrills and ...
... delightful were fortunate enough to live long . How lucky for us ! Let me mention some of these letter - writers , and describe them . Madame de Sévigné , having lost a nobly born but not an admirable husband , forsook the thrills and ...
Contents
WHY READ THE CLASSICS? Page | 9 |
DICKENS AND THACKERAY AT CHRISTMAS | 15 |
MARY RUSSELL MITFORD | 21 |
Copyright | |
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