The Living Age, Volume 236Living Age Company, 1903 |
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... thing . No great man of letters , with the possible exception of Shake- speare , ever attached so light a value to ... things to be imitated in Scott were not his essential excellences , but his accidental attractions . The Review , in ...
... thing . No great man of letters , with the possible exception of Shake- speare , ever attached so light a value to ... things to be imitated in Scott were not his essential excellences , but his accidental attractions . The Review , in ...
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... thing to be grabbed , the life shaken out of it , and then to be swal- lowed whole , if possible . Feeding him was as exciting , and well - nigh as ard- uous , as a Græco - Roman wrestling match . The moment he smelt milk he came at you ...
... thing to be grabbed , the life shaken out of it , and then to be swal- lowed whole , if possible . Feeding him was as exciting , and well - nigh as ard- uous , as a Græco - Roman wrestling match . The moment he smelt milk he came at you ...
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... thing he clearly recollects was suddenly finding himself sitting , ex- tremely close to the ground , in the precise centre of the levellest patch he could find on the shoulder afore- said . It was several minutes before he could gain ...
... thing he clearly recollects was suddenly finding himself sitting , ex- tremely close to the ground , in the precise centre of the levellest patch he could find on the shoulder afore- said . It was several minutes before he could gain ...
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... thing , at least three inches long ; but this round white sphere , scarcely more than an inch in diameter , was another sort of pebble . After poking it gingerly once or twice with his beak to see if it might be some- thing squashable ...
... thing , at least three inches long ; but this round white sphere , scarcely more than an inch in diameter , was another sort of pebble . After poking it gingerly once or twice with his beak to see if it might be some- thing squashable ...
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... thing of nought : his time pass- eth away like a shadow , -Psalm one hundred and forty - four , " and other comforting things . " Yes , yes , " he murmured in his quick way , through his teeth , " but take her away . " He looked at me ...
... thing of nought : his time pass- eth away like a shadow , -Psalm one hundred and forty - four , " and other comforting things . " Yes , yes , " he murmured in his quick way , through his teeth , " but take her away . " He looked at me ...
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