Life in English Literature: An Introduction for Beginners, Volumes 1-3Methuen, 1949 - 535 pages |
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Page 180
... never thought that there could be anything ludicrous about his descriptions of Adam and Eve and the Immortals ; and , because he never thought of it , there scarcely ever is . He can even carry through a description of Satan and his ...
... never thought that there could be anything ludicrous about his descriptions of Adam and Eve and the Immortals ; and , because he never thought of it , there scarcely ever is . He can even carry through a description of Satan and his ...
Page 206
... never did ' : and so , if I might be judge , ' God never did make a more calm , quiet , innocent recreation , than Angling . ' " This is the sort of day they used to spend . Walton ( called Piscator , i.e. Fisherman ) is again talking ...
... never did ' : and so , if I might be judge , ' God never did make a more calm , quiet , innocent recreation , than Angling . ' " This is the sort of day they used to spend . Walton ( called Piscator , i.e. Fisherman ) is again talking ...
Page 453
... Never , never petting1 About the frozen time . Ah ! would ' twere so with many A gentle girl and boy ! But were there ever any Writhed not at passèd joy ? To know the change and feel it , When there is none to heal it Nor numbed sense ...
... Never , never petting1 About the frozen time . Ah ! would ' twere so with many A gentle girl and boy ! But were there ever any Writhed not at passèd joy ? To know the change and feel it , When there is none to heal it Nor numbed sense ...
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