English WitsLeonard Russell Hutchinson, 1953 - 349 pages |
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... Mitford . Here he is again , on the subject of privation : " Yes , this is the bird's cage . This is where the bird lives and sings . They pluck his feathers now and then , and clip his wings ; but he sings , he sings ! " So Dr. Mitford ...
... Mitford . Here he is again , on the subject of privation : " Yes , this is the bird's cage . This is where the bird lives and sings . They pluck his feathers now and then , and clip his wings ; but he sings , he sings ! " So Dr. Mitford ...
Page 337
... Mitford pen ! This is a sentence in the same essay : " But , alas ! I have been so long settling my preliminaries that I have left myself no room for the detail of our victory , and must squeeze the account of our grand achievements ...
... Mitford pen ! This is a sentence in the same essay : " But , alas ! I have been so long settling my preliminaries that I have left myself no room for the detail of our victory , and must squeeze the account of our grand achievements ...
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... Mitford wit - its quietness . She would put a whole roomful of Max's Mrs. Cryptic - Sparklers to silence with a cold ... Mitford , New Slaughter's Coffee House . " August 8 , 1811 . " Mamma says the great art of letter - writing is to ...
... Mitford wit - its quietness . She would put a whole roomful of Max's Mrs. Cryptic - Sparklers to silence with a cold ... Mitford , New Slaughter's Coffee House . " August 8 , 1811 . " Mamma says the great art of letter - writing is to ...
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