The Eton miscellany, by Bartholomew Bouverie1827 |
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Page 12
... objects of legitimate ambition - it is at these alone we aim . Fame we cannot , we dare not aspire to ; indulgence we may presume upon ; and we commit our humble offering to the world , with the hope and the confidence , that those will ...
... objects of legitimate ambition - it is at these alone we aim . Fame we cannot , we dare not aspire to ; indulgence we may presume upon ; and we commit our humble offering to the world , with the hope and the confidence , that those will ...
Page 74
... the experience of all ages tends to confirm , that every man who writes is more or less fired with ambition , and that his object is not so much to " " " " promote the pleasure and instruction of 74 [ NO . II . THE ETON MISCELLANY .
... the experience of all ages tends to confirm , that every man who writes is more or less fired with ambition , and that his object is not so much to " " " " promote the pleasure and instruction of 74 [ NO . II . THE ETON MISCELLANY .
Page 75
... object of more paramount importance than the wish or considera- tion for the improvement of mankind ? I am aware ... objects of envy . Yet , it must be confessed , that , to such authors , it is no small gratification to see the objects ...
... object of more paramount importance than the wish or considera- tion for the improvement of mankind ? I am aware ... objects of envy . Yet , it must be confessed , that , to such authors , it is no small gratification to see the objects ...
Page 82
... object of his visit a good deal of entertaining scandal and useful informa- tion about Elysium . He informed me that there was a new subdivision in that territory , called the Scribentes " " He Campi , where every thing was poetical ...
... object of his visit a good deal of entertaining scandal and useful informa- tion about Elysium . He informed me that there was a new subdivision in that territory , called the Scribentes " " He Campi , where every thing was poetical ...
Page 92
... object of disgust and ridicule at all . And that whereas the most marvellous stories are usually those of gentlemen continually engaged in field - sports , any person or persons alleging that he or they have indivi- dually killed more ...
... object of disgust and ridicule at all . And that whereas the most marvellous stories are usually those of gentlemen continually engaged in field - sports , any person or persons alleging that he or they have indivi- dually killed more ...
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