Edward Lear: Landscape Painter and Nonsense Poet (1812-1888)J. Murray, 1938 - 280 pages |
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Page 55
... seems , prejudiced him against the local land- scape , of which he was very contemptuous . Could I look out on any scene of beauty , my lot would be luminous ; bless you , the Bosphorus . . . is the ghastliest humbug going ! Compare the ...
... seems , prejudiced him against the local land- scape , of which he was very contemptuous . Could I look out on any scene of beauty , my lot would be luminous ; bless you , the Bosphorus . . . is the ghastliest humbug going ! Compare the ...
Page 107
... seems that she , S [ omers ] and Coutts Lindsay , ' says Lear , ' really landed at Athos , and lived there 2 months in tents , various mucilaginous monx coming now and then to see them . ' The monks were gallant enough , it seems , to ...
... seems that she , S [ omers ] and Coutts Lindsay , ' says Lear , ' really landed at Athos , and lived there 2 months in tents , various mucilaginous monx coming now and then to see them . ' The monks were gallant enough , it seems , to ...
Page 267
... seems to me more and more unsatisfactory and melancholy and dark .... I live all but absolutely alone . . . . I miss Lushington extremely . On the whole I do not know if I am living or dead at times . . . . I trust you will write by way ...
... seems to me more and more unsatisfactory and melancholy and dark .... I live all but absolutely alone . . . . I miss Lushington extremely . On the whole I do not know if I am living or dead at times . . . . I trust you will write by way ...
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CHAP PAGE I CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH I | 7 |
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