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... say ( when in a country lane ) : " Here is a nest , " and we immediately begin to wonder about the bird who made it . But we do not say : " Here is a railing , " and then immediately begin to wonder about the man who made it . We regard ...
... say ( when in a country lane ) : " Here is a nest , " and we immediately begin to wonder about the bird who made it . But we do not say : " Here is a railing , " and then immediately begin to wonder about the man who made it . We regard ...
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... says : " He took a garden house in Aldersgate Street , situated at the end of an entry , that he might avoid the noise and disturbance of the This house was large and com- modious , affording room for his library and furniture . Here he ...
... says : " He took a garden house in Aldersgate Street , situated at the end of an entry , that he might avoid the noise and disturbance of the This house was large and com- modious , affording room for his library and furniture . Here he ...
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... says that " Denham is deservedly considered as one of the fathers of English poetry . . . . He is one of the writers that improved our taste , and advanced our language , and whom we ought therefore to read with gratitude . " Prior says ...
... says that " Denham is deservedly considered as one of the fathers of English poetry . . . . He is one of the writers that improved our taste , and advanced our language , and whom we ought therefore to read with gratitude . " Prior says ...
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