Oliver GoldsmithH. Holt, 1935 - 326 pages |
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Page 17
... wanted desperately to cut a dash , and wanted it all the more because he knew painfully how ill he was equipped for the part . Ugly and awkward , he never forgot his ugliness and his awkwardness ; but the same strength of will which ...
... wanted desperately to cut a dash , and wanted it all the more because he knew painfully how ill he was equipped for the part . Ugly and awkward , he never forgot his ugliness and his awkwardness ; but the same strength of will which ...
Page 38
... wanted an opportunity of stealing out of the room . Mar. Why , man , that's because I do want to steal out of the room . Faith , I have often formed a resolution to break the ice , and rattle away at any rate . But I don't know how , a ...
... wanted an opportunity of stealing out of the room . Mar. Why , man , that's because I do want to steal out of the room . Faith , I have often formed a resolution to break the ice , and rattle away at any rate . But I don't know how , a ...
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... wanted to write about Ireland as Ireland ; he wanted to write about country as distinct from town . ] The most beautiful object in nature , he says , is " an English farmer's daughter . " Yet what lies deepest works through -here or in ...
... wanted to write about Ireland as Ireland ; he wanted to write about country as distinct from town . ] The most beautiful object in nature , he says , is " an English farmer's daughter . " Yet what lies deepest works through -here or in ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE I THE SCHOOLBOY I | 1 |
THE COLLEGIAN | 20 |
IN SEARCH OF A PROFESSION | 40 |
Copyright | |
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