The Port Folio, Volumes 1-2Editor and Asbury Dickens, 1806 |
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... wish , inspired by a love of justice , and of elegant composition , that Mr. B. may not only recover his horse , but his knowledge of pure and har- monious English . For if the first has been stolen , the last , it is manifest , has ...
... wish , inspired by a love of justice , and of elegant composition , that Mr. B. may not only recover his horse , but his knowledge of pure and har- monious English . For if the first has been stolen , the last , it is manifest , has ...
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... wish , he had contrived to excite in the cele- brated author of Emilius , a disposi- tion to see and hear her ; but Madame de Genlis , who thought that it was Pre- ville was to come , could scarcely keep a serious countenance ; she ...
... wish , he had contrived to excite in the cele- brated author of Emilius , a disposi- tion to see and hear her ; but Madame de Genlis , who thought that it was Pre- ville was to come , could scarcely keep a serious countenance ; she ...
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... wish to harass private virtue and disturb the public peace , the wish of Job , " O that my enemy had written a book ! " though apparently enigmatical , is one of the most pertinent and least absurd wishes recorded in history . Profound ...
... wish to harass private virtue and disturb the public peace , the wish of Job , " O that my enemy had written a book ! " though apparently enigmatical , is one of the most pertinent and least absurd wishes recorded in history . Profound ...
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... wish them a quiet repose on their ancient foundations , and that neither a fanatic , nor a rebel , may abridge their immunities , nor disturb their possession . For the head of Ge- nius , whose ancestry can be traced be- yond William ...
... wish them a quiet repose on their ancient foundations , and that neither a fanatic , nor a rebel , may abridge their immunities , nor disturb their possession . For the head of Ge- nius , whose ancestry can be traced be- yond William ...
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... wish our friend Hal- were higher than he is . 66 Our young Harley's vice is no more covetousness than plainness of speech is that of his cousin Tom . His lordship is really amabilis , and lady Har- rict adoranda . " I tell you no news ...
... wish our friend Hal- were higher than he is . 66 Our young Harley's vice is no more covetousness than plainness of speech is that of his cousin Tom . His lordship is really amabilis , and lady Har- rict adoranda . " I tell you no news ...
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