The Town: Its Memorable Characters and EventsOxford University Press, 1907 - 527 pages |
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Page 141
... honour on the passengers who stood gaping ' to see them strike . But the passengers might surely be as alive to the puerility as any one else . An absurdity is not the least attractive thing in this world . They who objected to the ...
... honour on the passengers who stood gaping ' to see them strike . But the passengers might surely be as alive to the puerility as any one else . An absurdity is not the least attractive thing in this world . They who objected to the ...
Page 367
... honour was esteemed Quixotic , and the civil war had left traces of ferocity in the manners and sentiments of the people . Encounters , where the assailants took all advantages of number and weapons , were as frequent , and held as ...
... honour was esteemed Quixotic , and the civil war had left traces of ferocity in the manners and sentiments of the people . Encounters , where the assailants took all advantages of number and weapons , were as frequent , and held as ...
Page 405
... honour . It was a bold touch , and he did not know but it might prove true . ' Feb. 1709. Much lying news dispersed about this time , and also scandalous pamphlets ; perhaps we may have some knavish scribbler , a second Bickerstaff , or ...
... honour . It was a bold touch , and he did not know but it might prove true . ' Feb. 1709. Much lying news dispersed about this time , and also scandalous pamphlets ; perhaps we may have some knavish scribbler , a second Bickerstaff , or ...
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