The Town: Its Memorable Characters and EventsOxford University Press, 1907 - 527 pages |
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... tion itself shall contribute , if it has not been taught to use its eyes . This is particularly observable in child- hood , when the love of novelty is strongest . A boy at the Charter House , or Christ's Hospital , probably cares ...
... tion itself shall contribute , if it has not been taught to use its eyes . This is particularly observable in child- hood , when the love of novelty is strongest . A boy at the Charter House , or Christ's Hospital , probably cares ...
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... tion even of the remote tree in Cheapside ! This appears incredible ; but there would seem to be no bounds , either to imagination or to the want of it . We were told the other day , on good authority , of a man who had resided six ...
... tion even of the remote tree in Cheapside ! This appears incredible ; but there would seem to be no bounds , either to imagination or to the want of it . We were told the other day , on good authority , of a man who had resided six ...
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... tion . Poor Jeremiah Clarke , who shot himself for love , was the composer . This is the ode with the composi- 7 ALMANACS 71 tion of which Bolingbroke is said to. 1 Of William III . 2 The genius of Clarke , which , agreeably to his ...
... tion . Poor Jeremiah Clarke , who shot himself for love , was the composer . This is the ode with the composi- 7 ALMANACS 71 tion of which Bolingbroke is said to. 1 Of William III . 2 The genius of Clarke , which , agreeably to his ...
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