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" His mother, between laughing and chiding, would have put him out of the room; but I would not part with him so. I found, upon conversation with him, though he was a little noisy in his mirth, that the child had excellent parts, and was a great master... "
The British Essayists;: Tatler - Page 63
by Alexander Chalmers - 1808
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The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq, Volume 2

Great Britain - 1710 - 488 pages
...$ but I would not part with him fo. I found, upon Converfation with him, tho' he was a little noify in his Mirth, that the Child had excellent Parts, and was a great Mafter of all the Learning on t'other Side Eight Years old. I perceived him a very great Hiftorian...
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The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq: Revised and Corrected, Volume 2

Sir Richard Steele - 1712 - 418 pages
...would not part with hin\Jb. I g found, upon Convei fation with him, though he "v was a little noify in his Mirth, that the Child had excellent Parts, and was a great Matter of all. the Learning on t'other Side Eight Years old. F perceived him a very great Hilrorian...
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The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq, Volume 2

1728 - 344 pages
...t'other Side F;ight Years old. I perceived lliaxavery great Hiftoriau in &fof'$ Fables: But he kaiikly frankly declared to me his Mind, That he did not delight in that Learning, becaufe he did not believe they Were true ; for which Reafon Pfound he had very much turned his Studies...
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The lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Volume 2

Tatler - 1754 - 338 pages
...but I would not part with him fo. I found upon Converfation with him, though he was a little noify in his Mirth, that 'the Child had excellent Parts, and was a great Mafter of all the Learning on t'olher Side Eight Years old. I perceived him a very great Hiftorian...
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Harrison's British Classicks, Volume 3

1785 - 698 pages
...but I would not part with him fo. I found, upon converfation with him, though he was a little noify in his mirth, that the child had excellent parts, and was a great raafter of all the learning on the other fide eight years old. I perceived him a very great hiilorian...
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NL orphan barcodes on file at ReCAP

1804 - 676 pages
...chiding, would have put him out of the room; but I would not part with him so. I found upon conversation with him, though he 'was a little noisy in his mirth,...the learning on the other side eight years old. I pereeived him a very great historian in iEsop's Fables: but he frankly declared to me his mind, that...
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The Tatler; corrected from the originals, with a preface ..., Volume 3

Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 340 pages
...chiding, would have put him out of the room ; but I would not part with him so. I found upon conversation with him, though he was a little noisy in his mirth,...years old. I perceived him a very great historian in jEsop's Fables : but he frankly declared to me his mind, " that he did not delight in that learning,...
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The Tatler, Volume 2

1822 - 496 pages
...chiding, would have put him out of the room ; but I would not part with him so. I found upon conversation with him, though he was a little noisy in his mirth,...years old. I perceived him a very great historian in vEsop's Fables ; but he frankly declared to me his mind, ' that he did not delight in that learning,...
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The British Essayists: With Prefaces, Biographical, Historical and ..., Volume 3

Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 332 pages
...chiding, would have put him out of the room; but I would not part with him so. I found upon conversation with him, though he was a little noisy in his mirth,...all the learning on the other side eight years old. 1 perceived him a very great historian in yEsop's Fables: but he frankly declared to me his mind, '...
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The Guardian: Complete in One Volume, with Notes, and a General Index

English essays - 1829 - 804 pages
...would l.ave put him out of the room ; but I would not part with him so. I found, upon conversation with him, though he was a little noisy in his mirth,...master of all the learning on the other side eight yean old. I perceived him a very great historian in ^sop's Fables : but he frankly declared to me his...
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