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Page xiii
... thing ; and his education seemed to have fitted him to do nothing but to dress himself in gaudy colours , of which he was as fond as a magpie , to take a hand at cards , to sing Irish airs , to play the flute , to angle in summer , and ...
... thing ; and his education seemed to have fitted him to do nothing but to dress himself in gaudy colours , of which he was as fond as a magpie , to take a hand at cards , to sing Irish airs , to play the flute , to angle in summer , and ...
Page xvi
... things which have survived , and many which have perished . He produced articles for reviews , magazines , and newspapers ; children's books , which , bound in gilt paper and adorned with hideous woodcuts , appeared in the window of the ...
... things which have survived , and many which have perished . He produced articles for reviews , magazines , and newspapers ; children's books , which , bound in gilt paper and adorned with hideous woodcuts , appeared in the window of the ...
Page xviii
... thing that he wrote , serious or sportive , there was a certain natural grace and decorum , hardly to be expected from a man a great part of whose life had been passed among thieves and beggars , street - walkers and merry - andrews ...
... thing that he wrote , serious or sportive , there was a certain natural grace and decorum , hardly to be expected from a man a great part of whose life had been passed among thieves and beggars , street - walkers and merry - andrews ...
Page xix
... things in it , took it to a bookseller , sold it for £ 60 , and soon returned with the money . The rent was paid ; and the sheriff's officer withdrew . According to one story , Gold- smith gave his landlady a sharp reprimand for her ...
... things in it , took it to a bookseller , sold it for £ 60 , and soon returned with the money . The rent was paid ; and the sheriff's officer withdrew . According to one story , Gold- smith gave his landlady a sharp reprimand for her ...
Page xxii
... thing more than a grave smile , was reprobated as low . It is not strange , therefore , that the very best scene in ... things . More discerning judges , however , while they admire the beauty of the details , are shocked by one ...
... thing more than a grave smile , was reprobated as low . It is not strange , therefore , that the very best scene in ... things . More discerning judges , however , while they admire the beauty of the details , are shocked by one ...
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