The Ingoldsby Legends, Or, Mirth and MarvelsR. Bentley, 1855 |
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... e'en the credit he had with the Jews ; And , a parallel if I may venture to draw Between François Xavier Auguste de St. Foix , And his namesake , a still more distinguished François , Who wrote to his " sœur * ،، From Pavia , " Mon Cœur ...
... e'en the credit he had with the Jews ; And , a parallel if I may venture to draw Between François Xavier Auguste de St. Foix , And his namesake , a still more distinguished François , Who wrote to his " sœur * ،، From Pavia , " Mon Cœur ...
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... E'en I or you , If we ' d nothing to do , Should soon find ourselves looking remarkably blue . And , since no one denies What's so plain to all eyes , It won't , I am sure , create any surprise That reflections like these half reduced ...
... E'en I or you , If we ' d nothing to do , Should soon find ourselves looking remarkably blue . And , since no one denies What's so plain to all eyes , It won't , I am sure , create any surprise That reflections like these half reduced ...
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... e'en a groan , - were music now ! And this is Glory ! - Fame ! - But , pshaw ! Miss Muse , you ' re growing sentimental ; Besides , such things we never saw ; In fact , they ' re merely Continental . And then your Ladyship forgets Some ...
... e'en a groan , - were music now ! And this is Glory ! - Fame ! - But , pshaw ! Miss Muse , you ' re growing sentimental ; Besides , such things we never saw ; In fact , they ' re merely Continental . And then your Ladyship forgets Some ...
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... e'en now she is plying , Despoiling the dead , and despatching the dying ! For these " nimble Conveyancers , " after such battles , Regarding as treasure trouve all goods and chattels , Think nought , in " perusing and settling " the ...
... e'en now she is plying , Despoiling the dead , and despatching the dying ! For these " nimble Conveyancers , " after such battles , Regarding as treasure trouve all goods and chattels , Think nought , in " perusing and settling " the ...
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... e'en ' mongst the phlegmatic Dutch . " When Woman , " as Goldsmith declares , " stoops to folly , And finds out too late that false man can betray , " She is apt to look dismal , and grow " melan - choly , " And , in short , to be ...
... e'en ' mongst the phlegmatic Dutch . " When Woman , " as Goldsmith declares , " stoops to folly , And finds out too late that false man can betray , " She is apt to look dismal , and grow " melan - choly , " And , in short , to be ...
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