The Reliques of Father ProutG. Bell, 1889 - 580 pages |
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... Muses ' temple ) , shall suffer this old priest to remain in the unmerited obscurity from which Frank Cresswell first essayed to draw him . To that young barrister we have written , with a request that he would furnish us with further ...
... Muses ' temple ) , shall suffer this old priest to remain in the unmerited obscurity from which Frank Cresswell first essayed to draw him . To that young barrister we have written , with a request that he would furnish us with further ...
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... muse in abundance ; but , I must confess , his peculiar forte lay in the Pindaric . Be sides , he indulged copiously in Greek and Latin versifica tion , as well as in French , Italian , and High Dutch ; of which accomplishments I happen ...
... muse in abundance ; but , I must confess , his peculiar forte lay in the Pindaric . Be sides , he indulged copiously in Greek and Latin versifica tion , as well as in French , Italian , and High Dutch ; of which accomplishments I happen ...
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... muse alone on the bold jutting promontory of Cape Sunium ; Socrates , bent on finding Truth , " in sylvis Academi ... Muses , and wedded to immortal verse . Such was the interest which its connexion with the popular literature and ...
... muse alone on the bold jutting promontory of Cape Sunium ; Socrates , bent on finding Truth , " in sylvis Academi ... Muses , and wedded to immortal verse . Such was the interest which its connexion with the popular literature and ...
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... ; and there is still some hope left for the Muses haunts , when he of Abbotsford blushes not to visit the castle , the stone , and the groves of Blarney . Nor is he unsupported in the indulgence of this classic A PLEA FOR PILGRIMAGES . 45.
... ; and there is still some hope left for the Muses haunts , when he of Abbotsford blushes not to visit the castle , the stone , and the groves of Blarney . Nor is he unsupported in the indulgence of this classic A PLEA FOR PILGRIMAGES . 45.
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... muse shed a tear When the cruel auctioneer , With a hammer in his hand , to sweet Blarney came ! Lady Jeffery's ghost Left the Stygian coast , And shriek'd the live - long night for her grandson's shame . The Vandal's hammer fell , And ...
... muse shed a tear When the cruel auctioneer , With a hammer in his hand , to sweet Blarney came ! Lady Jeffery's ghost Left the Stygian coast , And shriek'd the live - long night for her grandson's shame . The Vandal's hammer fell , And ...
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