Oliver GoldsmithH. Jenkins, 1951 - 286 pages |
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Page 35
... four , and not , by mere wishing , four and forty , and that a poor man cannot afford to indulge in the luxury of indiscrim- inate generosity . He was capable of industry , but it was industry only in spurts . Uncle Contarine , of ...
... four , and not , by mere wishing , four and forty , and that a poor man cannot afford to indulge in the luxury of indiscrim- inate generosity . He was capable of industry , but it was industry only in spurts . Uncle Contarine , of ...
Page 83
... four houses being blown down at Merton , and a small - scale earthquake on the borders of the Wye which " sank an acre and a half of land , swallowing up all trees and every living thing that grew thereon " . On February 13th Admiral ...
... four houses being blown down at Merton , and a small - scale earthquake on the borders of the Wye which " sank an acre and a half of land , swallowing up all trees and every living thing that grew thereon " . On February 13th Admiral ...
Page 216
... four of his intimate friends rendezvoused at his chambers to breakfast about ten o'clock in the morning ; at eleven they proceeded by the City Road and through the fields to Highbury Barn to dinner ; about six o'clock in the evening ...
... four of his intimate friends rendezvoused at his chambers to breakfast about ten o'clock in the morning ; at eleven they proceeded by the City Road and through the fields to Highbury Barn to dinner ; about six o'clock in the evening ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
IRELAND | 15 |
SCOTLAND THE MEDICAL STUDENT | 51 |
Copyright | |
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