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Page 66
... present time , " , " said she , - " perhaps of any epoch , are un- doubtedly the rival publications of Edinburgh and London . In point of literary merit I am sometimes at a loss which to prefer . The northern luminary is , I believe ...
... present time , " , " said she , - " perhaps of any epoch , are un- doubtedly the rival publications of Edinburgh and London . In point of literary merit I am sometimes at a loss which to prefer . The northern luminary is , I believe ...
Page 67
... present an agreeable and characteristic con- trast to the general observations and metaphysical reflections of the paragraphs which I have just read . " She accordingly opened the book and read- POPULAR MYTHOLOGY . " Tales of ...
... present an agreeable and characteristic con- trast to the general observations and metaphysical reflections of the paragraphs which I have just read . " She accordingly opened the book and read- POPULAR MYTHOLOGY . " Tales of ...
Page 94
... present to be constituted , it is your duty , by obeying the natural feelings to which my poor estate and condition cannot but move you , at this time to mitigate the rigour of those artificial penalties which I 94 THE BACHELOR'S WIFE .
... present to be constituted , it is your duty , by obeying the natural feelings to which my poor estate and condition cannot but move you , at this time to mitigate the rigour of those artificial penalties which I 94 THE BACHELOR'S WIFE .
Page 105
... presents at once an image to the mind , an argument to the judgment , and a subject interesting to the universal feelings of our nature . Pray , do tell me by whom it was written . " " Some other time I may , " replied Benedict ...
... presents at once an image to the mind , an argument to the judgment , and a subject interesting to the universal feelings of our nature . Pray , do tell me by whom it was written . " " Some other time I may , " replied Benedict ...
Page 106
... present gobbled . But when the country - dance was call'd , I could have cried with pure vexation ; For by the arms I saw her haul'd , And led triumphant to her station . What other could I think to take ? Of all the school she was the ...
... present gobbled . But when the country - dance was call'd , I could have cried with pure vexation ; For by the arms I saw her haul'd , And led triumphant to her station . What other could I think to take ? Of all the school she was 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