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Mister Martin Tupper , Poet Close , I beg of you inform us " ; But my question
seemed to throw them both into a rage enormous . Mister Close expressed a
wish that he could only get anigh to me . And Mister Martin Tupper sent the
following ...
Mister Martin Tupper , Poet Close , I beg of you inform us " ; But my question
seemed to throw them both into a rage enormous . Mister Close expressed a
wish that he could only get anigh to me . And Mister Martin Tupper sent the
following ...
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I haunt Purssell's — to his amazeNot that I care to eat there , But for the dear
clandestine days When we two had to meet there . Oh , blessèd is that baker's
bake , Past cavil and past question : I ate a bun for your sweet sake , And Just a
Love ...
I haunt Purssell's — to his amazeNot that I care to eat there , But for the dear
clandestine days When we two had to meet there . Oh , blessèd is that baker's
bake , Past cavil and past question : I ate a bun for your sweet sake , And Just a
Love ...
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Elegant Material for Trousers . The Marriage Question A Jolly Old Paterfamilias
Consols at 90 - Consols at 80 A Little Darling A Bon - Bon from a Juvenile Party
An Object of Interest Flunkeiana An Elegant Habit ! Dreadful for Young Oxford .
Elegant Material for Trousers . The Marriage Question A Jolly Old Paterfamilias
Consols at 90 - Consols at 80 A Little Darling A Bon - Bon from a Juvenile Party
An Object of Interest Flunkeiana An Elegant Habit ! Dreadful for Young Oxford .
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Discriminate between ANSWER and REPLY . An answer is given to a question ;
a reply is made to a statement or an assertion . We answer inquiries , we reply to
charges or He anaccusations . “ Are you there ? ” swered 12 Discriminate .
Discriminate between ANSWER and REPLY . An answer is given to a question ;
a reply is made to a statement or an assertion . We answer inquiries , we reply to
charges or He anaccusations . “ Are you there ? ” swered 12 Discriminate .
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Consider properly refers to a question which has been brought before the mind
for attention , more or less serious . A man of consideration is one who carefully
deliberates , or sits in judgment upon a subject . Don't say , therefore , “ I consider
...
Consider properly refers to a question which has been brought before the mind
for attention , more or less serious . A man of consideration is one who carefully
deliberates , or sits in judgment upon a subject . Don't say , therefore , “ I consider
...
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Page 39 - PART I At a pleasant evening party I had taken down to supper One whom I will call ELVIRA, and we talked of love and TUPPER, MR. TUPPER and the poets, very lightly with them dealing. For I've always been distinguished for a strong poetic feeling. Then we let off paper crackers, each of which contained a motto, And she listened while I read them, till her mother told her not to. Then she whispered, "To the ball-room we had better, dear, be walking; If we stop down here much longer, really people will...
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| Title | The Parlor Muse: A Selection of Vers de Société from Modern Poets Parchment-paper series |
| Author | Oliver Bell Bunce |
| Publisher | D. Appleton, 1884 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 2 Feb 2007 |
| Length | 96 pages |
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