The Eton miscellany, by Bartholomew Bouverie1827 |
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... father with birch . My chief delight was in the " Poet's corner " of a newspaper ; but I con- sidered a Review by no means contemptible reading . At length , in order to check this propensity to poetry , which my father considered at ...
... father with birch . My chief delight was in the " Poet's corner " of a newspaper ; but I con- sidered a Review by no means contemptible reading . At length , in order to check this propensity to poetry , which my father considered at ...
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... father being resolved that , in his family at least , the Salique law should remain in force , asserted his prerogative , and resolved upon send- ing me to Eton . Now it so happened , that my mother had a perfect horror of Eton , for ...
... father being resolved that , in his family at least , the Salique law should remain in force , asserted his prerogative , and resolved upon send- ing me to Eton . Now it so happened , that my mother had a perfect horror of Eton , for ...
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... father , on the cruelty of exposing his child to the gulphs and whirlpools of the Thames . At length , my father seeing affairs in this state , ended the discussion by leaving the room , and in about two hours , a post - chaise drove up ...
... father , on the cruelty of exposing his child to the gulphs and whirlpools of the Thames . At length , my father seeing affairs in this state , ended the discussion by leaving the room , and in about two hours , a post - chaise drove up ...
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... fathers call'd this land their own ? We hail this calm and holy hour Responsive to our last farewell ; Yet , ere we go , the song shall pour A tribute to the brave who fell , When the red flow of Sunium's wave Incarnadin'd the Persian's ...
... fathers call'd this land their own ? We hail this calm and holy hour Responsive to our last farewell ; Yet , ere we go , the song shall pour A tribute to the brave who fell , When the red flow of Sunium's wave Incarnadin'd the Persian's ...
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... fathers bones are on the shore , Our fathers met a hero's doom : We go - to view this land no more ; And dare we leave a hero's tomb To foes who wield o'er land and sea A sword to crush the brave and free ? No - light the pile , to wrap ...
... fathers bones are on the shore , Our fathers met a hero's doom : We go - to view this land no more ; And dare we leave a hero's tomb To foes who wield o'er land and sea A sword to crush the brave and free ? No - light the pile , to wrap ...
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