Edward Lear: Landscape Painter and Nonsense Poet (1812-1888)J. Murray, 1938 - 280 pages |
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... wrote , and are at heart grateful and sympathizing , though the gift of utterance is except on rare occasions denied them . ' So he remained at Eastbourne . Part of his time he employed in looking for a house for the Tennysons , who ...
... wrote , and are at heart grateful and sympathizing , though the gift of utterance is except on rare occasions denied them . ' So he remained at Eastbourne . Part of his time he employed in looking for a house for the Tennysons , who ...
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... wrote that he was unable to do so , and Lear , thrown again into depression and indecision , had to abandon the idea . The few weeks that he spent in Corfù were not cheerful . The heat was unusually intense- too great even for him , who ...
... wrote that he was unable to do so , and Lear , thrown again into depression and indecision , had to abandon the idea . The few weeks that he spent in Corfù were not cheerful . The heat was unusually intense- too great even for him , who ...
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... wrote after she had gone . So ends the very last possible chance of changing this life . Many causes occasion this , my old age the least among them . ' Still later , when he felt that his end was gradually coming near , he wrote and ...
... wrote after she had gone . So ends the very last possible chance of changing this life . Many causes occasion this , my old age the least among them . ' Still later , when he felt that his end was gradually coming near , he wrote and ...
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a १ Argoxy 4224 55157 CONTENTS | 6 |
CHAP PAGE I CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH I | 7 |
BIRDS ANIMALS AND LIMERICKS II | 11 |
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