Gossip about Letters and Letter-writersEdmonston and Douglas, 1873 - 256 pages |
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... feeling of indignation in the mind of every loyal subject , cannot be perused without a certain amount of admiration . " JONATHAN SWIFT TO LORD BOLINGBROKE . DUBLIN , Oct. 31 , 1729 . I received your Lordship's travelling letter of ...
... feeling of indignation in the mind of every loyal subject , cannot be perused without a certain amount of admiration . " JONATHAN SWIFT TO LORD BOLINGBROKE . DUBLIN , Oct. 31 , 1729 . I received your Lordship's travelling letter of ...
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... poet - Cowper ( b . 1731 , d . 1800 ) are regarded by many persons as the most delightful correspondence in the English language . Remarkable for their combination 54 Characteristics of of good sense and fine feeling ,
... poet - Cowper ( b . 1731 , d . 1800 ) are regarded by many persons as the most delightful correspondence in the English language . Remarkable for their combination 54 Characteristics of of good sense and fine feeling ,
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George Seton. 54 Characteristics of of good sense and fine feeling , they are , at the same time , full of fun , anecdote , and gentle sarcasm , toned down ( as has been said ) by a tender shadow of melancholy , ' and sometimes strangely ...
George Seton. 54 Characteristics of of good sense and fine feeling , they are , at the same time , full of fun , anecdote , and gentle sarcasm , toned down ( as has been said ) by a tender shadow of melancholy , ' and sometimes strangely ...
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... feel , and only what is passing through her mind at the moment . A less ingenuous writer once said : - ' The freedom I shall use of thinking aloud or talking upon paper may indeed prove me a ́fool , but it will prove me one of the best ...
... feel , and only what is passing through her mind at the moment . A less ingenuous writer once said : - ' The freedom I shall use of thinking aloud or talking upon paper may indeed prove me a ́fool , but it will prove me one of the best ...
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... feel every common topic of consolation must be , for the time at least , even an irritation to affliction . Grieve , then , my dear Lord , or I should say my dear and much honoured friend , for sorrow for the time levels the highest dis ...
... feel every common topic of consolation must be , for the time at least , even an irritation to affliction . Grieve , then , my dear Lord , or I should say my dear and much honoured friend , for sorrow for the time levels the highest dis ...
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