Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History, Critical and Biographical, of British and American Authors, with Specimens of Their Writings, Volume 7Robert Chambers Amer. Book Exchange, 1879 - English literature |
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... kind on whom I had no claim , And some forsook on whom my love relied , And some , who might have battled for my sake , Stood off in doubt to see what turn the world would take . Thou gav'st me that the poor do give the poor , Kind ...
... kind on whom I had no claim , And some forsook on whom my love relied , And some , who might have battled for my sake , Stood off in doubt to see what turn the world would take . Thou gav'st me that the poor do give the poor , Kind ...
Page 258
... kind , gentle , and forgiving , but without any strong sense or firmness - another favourite type of character with Thackeray . The youth then becomes a law student , but tires of the profession , and adopts that of literature . In this ...
... kind , gentle , and forgiving , but without any strong sense or firmness - another favourite type of character with Thackeray . The youth then becomes a law student , but tires of the profession , and adopts that of literature . In this ...
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... kind o ' a chield , was he , sir ? ' ' No , Mappy , ' answered the master ; ' he was a fine chield as you say , but he needed mair time and gentler treatment to make onything o ' him . Ye see he had a guid heart , but was a duller kind ...
... kind o ' a chield , was he , sir ? ' ' No , Mappy , ' answered the master ; ' he was a fine chield as you say , but he needed mair time and gentler treatment to make onything o ' him . Ye see he had a guid heart , but was a duller kind ...
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