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... entertain- ment , till I heard that the Tumbler was not to make his appearance that night . For my own part , I was fully satisfied with the sight of an actor , who by the grace and propriety of his action and gesture , does honour to ...
... entertain- ment , till I heard that the Tumbler was not to make his appearance that night . For my own part , I was fully satisfied with the sight of an actor , who by the grace and propriety of his action and gesture , does honour to ...
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my good genius stood at my bed's head , and entertain- ed me with the following discourse : for upon my ris- ing , it dwelt so strongly upon me , that I wrote down the substance of it , if not the very words . If ( said he ) you can be ...
my good genius stood at my bed's head , and entertain- ed me with the following discourse : for upon my ris- ing , it dwelt so strongly upon me , that I wrote down the substance of it , if not the very words . If ( said he ) you can be ...
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... entertained with a variety of worlds and suns placed one above another , and rising up to such an immense distance , that no created eye can see an end of them . The latter part of his discourse flung me into such an astonishment , that ...
... entertained with a variety of worlds and suns placed one above another , and rising up to such an immense distance , that no created eye can see an end of them . The latter part of his discourse flung me into such an astonishment , that ...
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... entertain- ment of that day , and placed myself in a box which was prepared for me with great civility and distinction . It is said of Virgil , when he entered a Roman theatre , where there were many thousands of spectators pre- sent ...
... entertain- ment of that day , and placed myself in a box which was prepared for me with great civility and distinction . It is said of Virgil , when he entered a Roman theatre , where there were many thousands of spectators pre- sent ...
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... entertain , should have the same care taken of him , as a beggar who fancies himself a duke or a prince ? or why should a man , who starves in the midst of plenty , be trusted with himself more than he who fancies he is an emperor in ...
... entertain , should have the same care taken of him , as a beggar who fancies himself a duke or a prince ? or why should a man , who starves in the midst of plenty , be trusted with himself more than he who fancies he is an emperor in ...
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