Gossip about Letters and Letter-writersEdmonston and Douglas, 1870 - 256 pages |
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... poor Irishman that had lost the little English he had brought over with him , without being able to learn any French in its stead . I asked him what language he spoke ; he very innocently answered me , ' No language , Monsieur , ' which ...
... poor Irishman that had lost the little English he had brought over with him , without being able to learn any French in its stead . I asked him what language he spoke ; he very innocently answered me , ' No language , Monsieur , ' which ...
Page 53
... poor object of your long anxieties be no longer sensible to your kindness , or to her own sufferings , allow me ( at least in idea , for what could I do were I present more than this ? ) to sit by you in silence , and pity from my heart ...
... poor object of your long anxieties be no longer sensible to your kindness , or to her own sufferings , allow me ( at least in idea , for what could I do were I present more than this ? ) to sit by you in silence , and pity from my heart ...
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... Poor Goldsmith , on the other hand , is not particularly laconic . I do not venture to introduce one of his humorous letters to his friend Bob Bryanton of Ballymahon , dated Edinburgh , 26th September 1753 , in which he is not very ...
... Poor Goldsmith , on the other hand , is not particularly laconic . I do not venture to introduce one of his humorous letters to his friend Bob Bryanton of Ballymahon , dated Edinburgh , 26th September 1753 , in which he is not very ...
Page 64
... poor woman all in tears , who told me her husband had been arrested for a debt he was not able to pay , and that his eight children must now starve , bereaved as they were of his industry , which had been their only support . I thought ...
... poor woman all in tears , who told me her husband had been arrested for a debt he was not able to pay , and that his eight children must now starve , bereaved as they were of his industry , which had been their only support . I thought ...
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... poor woman the other half - crown , as I thought all my bills of humanity would be punctually answered by this worthy man . I revealed to him my whole soul ; I opened to him all my distresses ; and freely owned that I had but one half ...
... poor woman the other half - crown , as I thought all my bills of humanity would be punctually answered by this worthy man . I revealed to him my whole soul ; I opened to him all my distresses ; and freely owned that I had but one half ...
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Page 76 - My Lord, I have been lately informed, by the proprietor of The World, that two papers, in which my Dictionary is recommended to the public, were written by your Lordship. To be so distinguished, is an...
Page 14 - ... mine enemies, withdraw your princely favour from me ; neither let that stain, that unworthy stain, of a disloyal heart towards your good grace, ever cas,t so foul a blot on your most dutiful wife, and the infant princess your daughter.
Page 219 - Hauteville ; une chose enfin qui se fera Dimanche, où ceux qui la verront croiront avoir la berlue ; une chose qui se fera Dimanche, et qui ne sera peut-être pas faite Lundi. Je ne puis me résoudre à vous la dire, devinez-la : je vous la donne en trois. Jetez-vous votre langue aux chiens ? Hé bien ! il faut donc vous la dire : M.
Page 232 - The cloud-capt towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself; * Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve, And, like the baseless fabric of a vision, Leave not a wreck behind.
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Page 14 - Whereas you send unto me (willing me to confess a truth and so obtain your favor) by such an one whom you know to be mine ancient professed enemy, I no sooner received this message by him, than I rightly conceived your meaning; and if, as you say, confessing a truth indeed may procure my safety, I shall with all willingness and duty perform your command.
Page 65 - I was in doubt when I got it into my hand whether I should not, in the first place, apply it to his pate; but a rap at the street-door made the wretch fly to it, and when I returned to the parlour, he introduced me, as if nothing of the kind had happened, to the gentleman who entered, as Mr. Goldsmith, his most ingenious and worthy friend, of whom he had so often heard him speak with rapture. I could scarcely compose myself; and must have betrayed indignation in my mien to the stranger, who was a...
Page 48 - I don't know whether you will presently find out, that this seeming impertinent account is the tenderest expressions of my love to you ; but it furnishes my imagination with agreeable pictures of our future life ; and I flatter myself with the hopes of one day enjoying with you the same satisfactions ; and that, after as many years together, I may see you retain the same fondness for me as I shall certainly do for you, when the noise of a nursery may have more charms for us, than the music of an...