The Book of Gems: Pomfret to BloomfieldSamuel Carter Hall Saunders and Otley, 1837 |
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... described the course of his familiar day , before his ill - judged marriage arrested it . His chief companions were Steele , Budgell , Philips , Carey , Davenant , and Colonel Brett . With one or other of these he always breakfasted ...
... described the course of his familiar day , before his ill - judged marriage arrested it . His chief companions were Steele , Budgell , Philips , Carey , Davenant , and Colonel Brett . With one or other of these he always breakfasted ...
Page 20
... described as of remarkably small stature ; scarcely exceeding five feet ; his countenance was amiable and benevolent ; his eloquence rich and persuasive ; his natural temper was quick of resentment ; but by his established and habitual ...
... described as of remarkably small stature ; scarcely exceeding five feet ; his countenance was amiable and benevolent ; his eloquence rich and persuasive ; his natural temper was quick of resentment ; but by his established and habitual ...
Page 54
... described as small in stature , with dark but expressive features . He was " an honest man , and of great pleasantry ; " indeed he seems to have been constitutionally good humoured ; and as he was engaged in an agreeable and profitable ...
... described as small in stature , with dark but expressive features . He was " an honest man , and of great pleasantry ; " indeed he seems to have been constitutionally good humoured ; and as he was engaged in an agreeable and profitable ...
Page 76
... described as " a man of great benevolence and very agree . able manners . " " The Chase , " besides the exceeding merit of its composition , will always be , as it has always been , highly popular . It describes so eloquently , and with ...
... described as " a man of great benevolence and very agree . able manners . " " The Chase , " besides the exceeding merit of its composition , will always be , as it has always been , highly popular . It describes so eloquently , and with ...
Page 92
... described as of " uncommon beauty and amiable manners , ' bore him six children . He died of fever , on the 4th of February , 1746 . " The last end Of the good man was peace ! " The " Grave " is the only poem Dr. Blair ever wrote - if ...
... described as of " uncommon beauty and amiable manners , ' bore him six children . He died of fever , on the 4th of February , 1746 . " The last end Of the good man was peace ! " The " Grave " is the only poem Dr. Blair ever wrote - if ...
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