The Port Folio, Volumes 1-2Editor and Asbury Dickens, 1806 |
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Page 8
... jest : she assures us that she was in the most agreeable hu- mour , which we can readily believe ; and that Jean - Jacques was in the same , which was not always the case . He talked , and said many good things | on 8 THE PORT FOLIO .
... jest : she assures us that she was in the most agreeable hu- mour , which we can readily believe ; and that Jean - Jacques was in the same , which was not always the case . He talked , and said many good things | on 8 THE PORT FOLIO .
Page 16
... Believe me , old acquaintance , with delight , I'd sit and chat with you from morn to night , But from my humble lodgings to your door , Are two good miles , two back again make four : I often find you absent when I come , And often too ...
... Believe me , old acquaintance , with delight , I'd sit and chat with you from morn to night , But from my humble lodgings to your door , Are two good miles , two back again make four : I often find you absent when I come , And often too ...
Page 19
... believe ( to whom they are visible enough ) that they are in the dark . The gallery - scene , in the third act , is a striking instance of this ridiculous stravaganza . The character of Sir David Dunder seemed better adapted to Mr. Har ...
... believe ( to whom they are visible enough ) that they are in the dark . The gallery - scene , in the third act , is a striking instance of this ridiculous stravaganza . The character of Sir David Dunder seemed better adapted to Mr. Har ...
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... believe , borrowed from Marino and his followers , had been recommended by the example of Donne , a man of very extensive and various knowledge . as stood the trial of the finger better than of the ear , for the modulation was so ...
... believe , borrowed from Marino and his followers , had been recommended by the example of Donne , a man of very extensive and various knowledge . as stood the trial of the finger better than of the ear , for the modulation was so ...
Page 37
... believe few books have done more than this towards clearing up dark points , correcting errors , and removing prejudices . You have too , the rare secret of rekindling an interest on subjects that had so often been treated , and in ...
... believe few books have done more than this towards clearing up dark points , correcting errors , and removing prejudices . You have too , the rare secret of rekindling an interest on subjects that had so often been treated , and in ...
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