Letters of Charles Lamb: With Some Account of the Writer, His Friends and Correspondents, and Explanatory Notes, Volume 2G. Bell and sons, 1886 |
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... town scenes , a proper counterpoise to some people's rural extra- vaganzas . Why I mention him is , that your ' Power of Music ' reminded me of his poem of ' The Ballad - singer in the Seven Dials . ' Do you remember his epigram on the ...
... town scenes , a proper counterpoise to some people's rural extra- vaganzas . Why I mention him is , that your ' Power of Music ' reminded me of his poem of ' The Ballad - singer in the Seven Dials . ' Do you remember his epigram on the ...
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... town , and Keats wishing to know him , Haydon made up a party to dinner , and among others invited Lamb , to whom he wrote , telling him the address was as below . He received the following characteristic reply . TO B. R. HAYDON.2 ...
... town , and Keats wishing to know him , Haydon made up a party to dinner , and among others invited Lamb , to whom he wrote , telling him the address was as below . He received the following characteristic reply . TO B. R. HAYDON.2 ...
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... town for my holidays , and rather than delay , commissioned my bookseller to send them thus nakedly . By not hearing from W. W. or you , I began to be afraid Murray had not sent them . I do not see S. T. C. so often as I could wish . He ...
... town for my holidays , and rather than delay , commissioned my bookseller to send them thus nakedly . By not hearing from W. W. or you , I began to be afraid Murray had not sent them . I do not see S. T. C. so often as I could wish . He ...
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... town , whom I have seen slightly ; Words- worth expected , whom I hope to see much of . I write with accelerated motion , for I have two or three bothering clerks and brokers about me , who always press in proportion as you seem to be ...
... town , whom I have seen slightly ; Words- worth expected , whom I hope to see much of . I write with accelerated motion , for I have two or three bothering clerks and brokers about me , who always press in proportion as you seem to be ...
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... town acquaintance , I mean . How do you like my way of writing with two inks ? I think it is pretty and motley . Suppose Mrs. W. adopts it , the next time she holds the pen for you . My dinner waits . I have no time to indulge any ...
... town acquaintance , I mean . How do you like my way of writing with two inks ? I think it is pretty and motley . Suppose Mrs. W. adopts it , the next time she holds the pen for you . My dinner waits . I have no time to indulge any ...
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