The Eton miscellany, by Bartholomew Bouverie1827 |
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... answer for himself . To begin , then , " ab ovo : " I was hatched at the house of my parents , Jeremiah and Rebecca Bouverie , on the day which was signalized by the victory over the French at Corunna ; from which event my mother drew ...
... answer for himself . To begin , then , " ab ovo : " I was hatched at the house of my parents , Jeremiah and Rebecca Bouverie , on the day which was signalized by the victory over the French at Corunna ; from which event my mother drew ...
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... answered , " that he hoped I was no chicken , " and ended this part of the dispute by quoting " Home - keeping youths have ever homely wit : " upon which , my mother , having an infinite respect for the authority of Shakspeare ...
... answered , " that he hoped I was no chicken , " and ended this part of the dispute by quoting " Home - keeping youths have ever homely wit : " upon which , my mother , having an infinite respect for the authority of Shakspeare ...
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... answered by an emphatic " Pshaw ! " The second objection was against the fagging system ; in discussing which , my mother ... answer this objection , by saying , that it was common to all public schools , when he was interrupted by an ...
... answered by an emphatic " Pshaw ! " The second objection was against the fagging system ; in discussing which , my mother ... answer this objection , by saying , that it was common to all public schools , when he was interrupted by an ...
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... from the Irish caution , “ that a man should never go into the water till he can swim . " In short , I came to Eton , where I have now continued five years ; and , in answer to the objections of my mother , I can say 6 INTRODUCTION .
... from the Irish caution , “ that a man should never go into the water till he can swim . " In short , I came to Eton , where I have now continued five years ; and , in answer to the objections of my mother , I can say 6 INTRODUCTION .
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... answer , acknowledge that I , among others , have been infected with the " cacoethes scribendi , " and content myself with expressing a humble hope that my mania , however much it may injure me , may be productive of some benefit , or ...
... answer , acknowledge that I , among others , have been infected with the " cacoethes scribendi , " and content myself with expressing a humble hope that my mania , however much it may injure me , may be productive of some benefit , or ...
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