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A Selection of Curious and Interesting Extracts, with Cursory Observations John Galt. CHAP . I. ELOQUENCE . ONE evening , soon after the marriage of our old chum Benedict , during the honey - moon , as his dear Egeria and he were sitting ...
A Selection of Curious and Interesting Extracts, with Cursory Observations John Galt. CHAP . I. ELOQUENCE . ONE evening , soon after the marriage of our old chum Benedict , during the honey - moon , as his dear Egeria and he were sitting ...
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... CHAP . II . CALAMITIES . " IT is very strange , " said the Bachelor , " when Egeria had laid down the book , that we should en- joy so much pleasure from the description of ca- lamities . " “ It argues , ” said the nymph , " nothing ...
... CHAP . II . CALAMITIES . " IT is very strange , " said the Bachelor , " when Egeria had laid down the book , that we should en- joy so much pleasure from the description of ca- lamities . " “ It argues , ” said the nymph , " nothing ...
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... - ing rampart , had not yet been reached . This picture is exact and faithful ; and the recollection makes my hand tremble , though the whole horror is not described . " CHAP . III . MANNERS . “ I THINK , CALAMITIES . 31.
... - ing rampart , had not yet been reached . This picture is exact and faithful ; and the recollection makes my hand tremble , though the whole horror is not described . " CHAP . III . MANNERS . “ I THINK , CALAMITIES . 31.
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A Selection of Curious and Interesting Extracts, with Cursory Observations John Galt. CHAP . III . MANNERS . “ I THINK , ” said Egeria one morning , after reading some account of the Greek insurrection in a morning " that there must be a ...
A Selection of Curious and Interesting Extracts, with Cursory Observations John Galt. CHAP . III . MANNERS . “ I THINK , ” said Egeria one morning , after reading some account of the Greek insurrection in a morning " that there must be a ...
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... CHAP . IV . DRAMATIC POETRY . " No department of English poetry , " said Egeria , one evening after tea , on taking up a volume of Ben Jonson's works , " no department of English poetry is more rich in beautiful passages than the ...
... CHAP . IV . DRAMATIC POETRY . " No department of English poetry , " said Egeria , one evening after tea , on taking up a volume of Ben Jonson's works , " no department of English poetry is more rich in beautiful passages than the ...
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ancient appear Bachelor beauty Benedict breath caboceer called cataract Catiline CHAP character church Demonax Devil Don Quixote Dr Johnson dreadful Duke of Burgundy earth EDWARD DANIEL CLARKE effect English equal eyes fall FAUST feel fire friends genius Gil Blas give gold Greek hand hath hear heard heart heaven holy honour human Hyder Ali imagination Ioannina Jaffa king less live look Lord magnificent manner MARGARET ment Mephistopheles merits mind morning nature never night o'er object observed Odoacer opinion ornaments palaces passages peculiar perhaps persons pleasure poet poetical poetry possess principles racter replied the Nymph respect Roman round scarcely scene sentiments Shirley Sibylline books side song Sotheby's soul spirit steam stood style sweet taste thee thing thou thought tion Tom Jones truth Warburton whole