The portrait of a Christian gentleman, a memoir of P. F. TytlerJ. Murray, 1859 - 356 pages |
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... soon began to reap the reward of his boyish assiduity . He familiarized himself with the literature of modern Europe , especially of Italy , France , and England ; maturing thus early that taste and judg ment of which he afterwards gave ...
... soon began to reap the reward of his boyish assiduity . He familiarized himself with the literature of modern Europe , especially of Italy , France , and England ; maturing thus early that taste and judg ment of which he afterwards gave ...
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... soon after sent us a copy of the Cottagers of Glenburnie , ' saying , at the same time , that our pretty village had given her the first idea of writing this book which afterwards had so wide a circulation . 66 ' My father had himself ...
... soon after sent us a copy of the Cottagers of Glenburnie , ' saying , at the same time , that our pretty village had given her the first idea of writing this book which afterwards had so wide a circulation . 66 ' My father had himself ...
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... soon lost in his own compositions . Soon after , an elderly lady came into the room ; but he , thinking her a guest on a visit , after a slight bend of the head , took no further notice , but continued his occupation . The lady became ...
... soon lost in his own compositions . Soon after , an elderly lady came into the room ; but he , thinking her a guest on a visit , after a slight bend of the head , took no further notice , but continued his occupation . The lady became ...
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... soon revives ; But Man soon sinks in dread repose , And only once on Earth he lives . Soon we , my friend ! in dust must lie , My place unmarked - yours with a stone ; For Tully did ( and Mansfield ) die , Like Robin Hood and Little ...
... soon revives ; But Man soon sinks in dread repose , And only once on Earth he lives . Soon we , my friend ! in dust must lie , My place unmarked - yours with a stone ; For Tully did ( and Mansfield ) die , Like Robin Hood and Little ...
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... soon for any of us to have moved to ring a bell would have been impossible . How could we dare to doubt the truth of every word , having our- selves our own legitimate ghost to be believed in ? and whom Walter Scott himself , in one of ...
... soon for any of us to have moved to ring a bell would have been impossible . How could we dare to doubt the truth of every word , having our- selves our own legitimate ghost to be believed in ? and whom Walter Scott himself , in one of ...
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