The Reliques of Father ProutG. Bell, 1889 - 580 pages |
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Page 118
... admire . We have the humorous lines of descriptive poetry which were composed by Swift on the occasion , and were well calculated to destroy the doctor's vanity . The estate our satirist represents as liable to suffer “ an eclipse or ...
... admire . We have the humorous lines of descriptive poetry which were composed by Swift on the occasion , and were well calculated to destroy the doctor's vanity . The estate our satirist represents as liable to suffer “ an eclipse or ...
Page 120
... admired of Swift , John of Blenheim , the illustrious Marlborough , had preceded him in a madhouse ! " Down Marlborough's cheeks the tears of dotage flow . " A lunatic asylum was the last refuge of the warrior , —if , in- deed , he and ...
... admired of Swift , John of Blenheim , the illustrious Marlborough , had preceded him in a madhouse ! " Down Marlborough's cheeks the tears of dotage flow . " A lunatic asylum was the last refuge of the warrior , —if , in- deed , he and ...
Page 127
... admire ; grammar - schools they will ad- vocate , where half - starved urchins may drink the physic of the soul , and forget the cravings of hunger ; and they will provide in the two great foundling hospitals a receptacle for ...
... admire ; grammar - schools they will ad- vocate , where half - starved urchins may drink the physic of the soul , and forget the cravings of hunger ; and they will provide in the two great foundling hospitals a receptacle for ...
Page 129
... admired with more than superficial curiosity . Having accidentally got on the wagon , and ex- plored the capacious hollow of the machine , a bright angel whispered in my ear to secrete myself in the cavity . I did so ; and shortly after ...
... admired with more than superficial curiosity . Having accidentally got on the wagon , and ex- plored the capacious hollow of the machine , a bright angel whispered in my ear to secrete myself in the cavity . I did so ; and shortly after ...
Page 172
... admiration which they excited at that period . A single passage will indicate the spirit of this celebrated composition : " Je dois tous mes regrets aux sages que je quitte ! J'en perds avec douleur l'entretien vertueux ; Et si dans ...
... admiration which they excited at that period . A single passage will indicate the spirit of this celebrated composition : " Je dois tous mes regrets aux sages que je quitte ! J'en perds avec douleur l'entretien vertueux ; Et si dans ...
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