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... than perhaps all the legislative enactments by which it has been followed up :
Without being so presumptuous as to hope to emulate the rich humour , pathetic
tenderness , and admirable tact , which pervade the works of my accomplished ...
... than perhaps all the legislative enactments by which it has been followed up :
Without being so presumptuous as to hope to emulate the rich humour , pathetic
tenderness , and admirable tact , which pervade the works of my accomplished ...
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I chanced actually to engage in a work which formed a sort of essay piece , and
gave me hope that I might in time become free of the craft of Romance - writing ,
and be esteemed a tolerable workman . In the year 1807-8 , I undertook , at the ...
I chanced actually to engage in a work which formed a sort of essay piece , and
gave me hope that I might in time become free of the craft of Romance - writing ,
and be esteemed a tolerable workman . In the year 1807-8 , I undertook , at the ...
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I do not know whether it was from mere curiosity , or whether some hope of gain
mixed with it , but after Dick had sold several horses in this way , he began to
complain that dry bargains were unlucky , and to hint , that since his chap must
live ...
I do not know whether it was from mere curiosity , or whether some hope of gain
mixed with it , but after Dick had sold several horses in this way , he began to
complain that dry bargains were unlucky , and to hint , that since his chap must
live ...
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... the interruption , Doctor , » quoth a thin emaciated figure , with somewhat of a
foreign accent ; « but why should you connect those events , unless to hope that
the bravery and victories of our allies may supersede the necessity of a
degrading ...
... the interruption , Doctor , » quoth a thin emaciated figure , with somewhat of a
foreign accent ; « but why should you connect those events , unless to hope that
the bravery and victories of our allies may supersede the necessity of a
degrading ...
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Our foes , sir , are not those of our own household ; and while we continue united
and firm , from the attacks of a foreign enemy , however artful , or however
inveterate , we have , I hope , little to dread . » « Have you found any thing
curious , Mr ...
Our foes , sir , are not those of our own household ; and while we continue united
and firm , from the attacks of a foreign enemy , however artful , or however
inveterate , we have , I hope , little to dread . » « Have you found any thing
curious , Mr ...
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