The Reliques of Father ProutG. Bell, 1889 - 580 pages |
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Page 30
... soon have access , and from which Frank Creswell , lucky dog ! has drawn such a draught of inspiration . " Sacros ausus recludere fontes ! " for assuredly we may defy any one that has perused Prout's vindication of fish - diet ( and who ...
... soon have access , and from which Frank Creswell , lucky dog ! has drawn such a draught of inspiration . " Sacros ausus recludere fontes ! " for assuredly we may defy any one that has perused Prout's vindication of fish - diet ( and who ...
Page 31
... hint , which we gave him in an evil hour , the judicious reader will soon find out . Here is the com . munication . May 1 1834 . OLIVER YORKE Furnival's Inn , April 14 . ACKNOWLEDGING the receipt of A PLEA FOR PILGRIMAGES . 31.
... hint , which we gave him in an evil hour , the judicious reader will soon find out . Here is the com . munication . May 1 1834 . OLIVER YORKE Furnival's Inn , April 14 . ACKNOWLEDGING the receipt of A PLEA FOR PILGRIMAGES . 31.
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... soon eclipsed in blood at its sanguinary close . I have conversed with Buffon and with Fontenelle , and held intercourse with Nature's simplest child , Bernardin de St. Pierre , author of ' Paul and Virginia ; ' Gresset and Marmontel ...
... soon eclipsed in blood at its sanguinary close . I have conversed with Buffon and with Fontenelle , and held intercourse with Nature's simplest child , Bernardin de St. Pierre , author of ' Paul and Virginia ; ' Gresset and Marmontel ...
Page 42
... soon convinced Scott that he had lit on no clod of the valley " in the priest . The confabulation which ensued may remind you of the " Tusculanæ Quæstiones " of Tully , or the dialogues " De Oratore , " or of Horne Tooke's " Diversions ...
... soon convinced Scott that he had lit on no clod of the valley " in the priest . The confabulation which ensued may remind you of the " Tusculanæ Quæstiones " of Tully , or the dialogues " De Oratore , " or of Horne Tooke's " Diversions ...
Page 58
... soon transport her Into some fort , or The " sweet rock - close . " IV . Ici l'homme atrabilaire Un sentier peut choisir Pour y suivir à loisir Son rêve solitaire , Quand une nymphe cruelle L'a mis au désespoir , Sans qu'il puisse ...
... soon transport her Into some fort , or The " sweet rock - close . " IV . Ici l'homme atrabilaire Un sentier peut choisir Pour y suivir à loisir Son rêve solitaire , Quand une nymphe cruelle L'a mis au désespoir , Sans qu'il puisse ...
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