The Eton miscellany, by Bartholomew Bouverie1827 |
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... tion with my 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 ...
... tion with my 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 ...
Page 58
... tion of blue sky , or glimmering of sunshine . These are the trying moments , when our letters are all conned over for the fifth or sixth time , and when we have quaffed political beverage from the columns of a news- paper to its very ...
... tion of blue sky , or glimmering of sunshine . These are the trying moments , when our letters are all conned over for the fifth or sixth time , and when we have quaffed political beverage from the columns of a news- paper to its very ...
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... tion on the wonders which we have pointed out ; and for Zoilus , if he attacks the English verses , we , in Scott's words , “ Bid him defiance stern and high , And give him in his teeth the lie . " But if he prefers attacking the Greek ...
... tion on the wonders which we have pointed out ; and for Zoilus , if he attacks the English verses , we , in Scott's words , “ Bid him defiance stern and high , And give him in his teeth the lie . " But if he prefers attacking the Greek ...
Page 75
... tion upon Moral and Sentimental Philosophy , " " Hints on the Practical Parts of Education , " & c . & c . has not looked upon his own aggrandizement as an object of more paramount importance than the wish or considera- tion for the ...
... tion upon Moral and Sentimental Philosophy , " " Hints on the Practical Parts of Education , " & c . & c . has not looked upon his own aggrandizement as an object of more paramount importance than the wish or considera- tion for the ...
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... tion , their faults have been detected , and their follies exposed . If , then , such an unusual share of praise is given to those who least deserve it , what portion of admiration ought we to bestow on those whose works , instead of ...
... tion , their faults have been detected , and their follies exposed . If , then , such an unusual share of praise is given to those who least deserve it , what portion of admiration ought we to bestow on those whose works , instead of ...
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