The universal anthology, a collection of the best literature, with biographical and explanatory notes, ed. by R. Garnett, L. Vallée, A. Brandl. Imperial ed, Volume 14Richard Garnett 1899 |
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... manner of loving , that when I could , by an unheard - of miracle , take from those four maids all that doth please me in them , to make thereof a masterpiece and a marvel such as I may imagine , yet should I rather choose to love them ...
... manner of loving , that when I could , by an unheard - of miracle , take from those four maids all that doth please me in them , to make thereof a masterpiece and a marvel such as I may imagine , yet should I rather choose to love them ...
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... manner I shall be always free , and always amorous ; and the impossibility that there is for them ever to be my wives , gives them a charm which will make me love them until I return again to the Court . Judge now after this , cruel ...
... manner I shall be always free , and always amorous ; and the impossibility that there is for them ever to be my wives , gives them a charm which will make me love them until I return again to the Court . Judge now after this , cruel ...
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... manner of the Marquis his speech to him , whether he had observed that he affected his Sister . He was mad that he had not declared himself sooner , and that he was arrived so late ; and in this unquietness he knew not whether he should ...
... manner of the Marquis his speech to him , whether he had observed that he affected his Sister . He was mad that he had not declared himself sooner , and that he was arrived so late ; and in this unquietness he knew not whether he should ...
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... manners at that epoch . It may be well to begin with the Cenci tragedy . In Shelley's powerful drama , in Guer- razzi's tedious novel , and Scolari's digest , the legend of Beatrice Cenci has long appealed to modern sympathy . The real ...
... manners at that epoch . It may be well to begin with the Cenci tragedy . In Shelley's powerful drama , in Guer- razzi's tedious novel , and Scolari's digest , the legend of Beatrice Cenci has long appealed to modern sympathy . The real ...
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... manner are among the finest in the English language . } YET once more , O ye laurels , and once more , Ye myrtles brown , with ivy never sere , I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude , And with forced fingers rude Shatter your ...
... manner are among the finest in the English language . } YET once more , O ye laurels , and once more , Ye myrtles brown , with ivy never sere , I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude , And with forced fingers rude Shatter your ...
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