An Oxford Anthology of English ProseArnold Whitridge, John Wendell Dodds, Howard Foster Lowry Oxford University Press, 1935 - 950 pages |
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... conversation the first emotions of the mind often burst out , before they are considered ; in the tu- mult of business , interest and passion have their genuine effect ; but a friendly Letter is a calm and deliberate performance , in ...
... conversation the first emotions of the mind often burst out , before they are considered ; in the tu- mult of business , interest and passion have their genuine effect ; but a friendly Letter is a calm and deliberate performance , in ...
Page 304
... conversation will seldom be taken in exchange for theirs without a large discount - and this , by the bye , eternally driving him into the hands of more equitable brokers for such conversation as he can find , it requires no great ...
... conversation will seldom be taken in exchange for theirs without a large discount - and this , by the bye , eternally driving him into the hands of more equitable brokers for such conversation as he can find , it requires no great ...
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... conversation there is more instruction , more information , and more elegance , than in Ramsay's . ' Boswell . ' What I admire in Ramsay , is his continu- ing to be so young . ' Johnson . ' Why , yes , Sir , it is to be admired . I ...
... conversation there is more instruction , more information , and more elegance , than in Ramsay's . ' Boswell . ' What I admire in Ramsay , is his continu- ing to be so young . ' Johnson . ' Why , yes , Sir , it is to be admired . I ...
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Le Morte Darthur | 1 |
Roger Ascham 15151568 | 19 |
Sir Thomas North | 29 |
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