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" As a scholar he was greatly my superior ; as a declaimer and actor, I was reckoned at least his equal ; as a schoolboy, out of school, I was always in scrapes, and he never ; and in school, he always knew his lesson, and I rarely, — but when I knew... "
Harrow School and Its Surroundings - Page 208
by Percy Melville Thornton - 1885 - 483 pages
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The Youth's magazine, or Evangelical miscellany, Volume 5

1842 - 612 pages
...or is, or ought to be) was my form-fellow, and we were both at the top of our remove. We were both on good terms; but his brother was my intimate friend....nearly as well. In general information, history, &c. &c., I think I was his superior." Here are indications at this early age of his future greatness. "...
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Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 88

1860 - 796 pages
...was reckoned at least his equal. As a schoolboy out of school I was always in scrapes, and he never. In school he always knew his lesson, and I rarely...information, history, &c., I think I was his superior." We accept this account of young Peel at Harrow as substantially correct. It is in perfect accord with...
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Letters and Journals of Lord Byron: With Notices of His Life, Volume 1

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1830 - 532 pages
...is to be'), was my form-fellow, and we were both at the top of our remove (a public-school phrase). We were on good terms, but his brother was my intimate...nearly as well. In general information, history, &c. &c., I think I was his superior, as well as of most boys of my standing. "The prodigy of our school-days...
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The Edinburgh Literary Journal: Or, Weekly Register of Criticism ..., Volume 3

1830 - 456 pages
...he has not disappointed them. Asa scholar, he •was greatly my superior ; as a declaimer and nctor, I was reckoned at least his equal ; as a school-boy,...it nearly as well. In general information, history, Sec. &C. I think I was Au superior, as well as of moat boys of my standing. " The prodigy of our school-days...
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The Edinburgh Literary Journal: Or, Weekly Register of Criticism ..., Volume 3

1830 - 458 pages
...greatly my superior ; as a declaimer and actor, I was reckoned at least his equal ; as a schoul-boy, out of school, I was always in scrapes, and he never;...nearly as well. In general information, history, &C. &C. I think I was /lis superior, as well as of most boys of my standing. " 1 he prodigy of our school-days...
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Letters and Journals of Lord Byron: With Notices of His Life, Volume 1

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - 1830 - 488 pages
...reckoned at least his equal ; as a schoolboy, out of school, I was always in scrapes, and he never ; and m school, he always knew his lesson, and I rarely, —...nearly as well. In general information, history, &c. &c. I think I was Аи superior, as well as of most boys of my standing. " The prodigy of our school-days...
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The Edinburgh Literary Journal: Or, Weekly Register of Criticism ..., Volume 3

1830 - 462 pages
...his equal ; as a school-boy, out of school I was always in scrapes, and he never; and in school, hi always knew his lesson, and I rarely ; but when I...it nearly as welL In general information, history fcc. &C. I think I was his superior, as well as of most boys of my standing. " The pnxligy of our school-days...
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Monthly Review; Or Literary Journal Enlarged

1830 - 658 pages
...was always in scrapes, and he never ; and in school, he always knew his lesson, and I rarely,—but when I knew it, I knew it nearly as well. In general information, history, &c., &c., I think I was kis superior, as well as of most boys of my standing."'—pp. 40—41. One of the...
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The Polar star, being a continuation of 'The Extractor', of ..., Volume 3

1830 - 436 pages
...was always in scrapes, and he never; and in school, he always knew his lesson, and I rarely — hut when I knew it, I knew it nearly as well. In general information, history, &c. &c. I think I was his superior, as well as of most hoys of my standing. The prodigy* of our school-days...
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The Olio, Or, Museum of Entertainment, Volume 5

1830 - 428 pages
...was always in scrapes, and he never ; and in school, he always knew his lesson, and I rarely,—but when I knew it, I knew it nearly as well. In general information, history, &c. &c. I think I was hit superior, as well as of most boys of my standing. The prodigy of our school days...
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