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... better than I expected , and in a kind of exulting style he exclaimed , ' Here are some of the best of my prose writings : I have been hard at work ever since midnight , and I desire you to examine them . ' These , ' said I , ' are ...
... better than I expected , and in a kind of exulting style he exclaimed , ' Here are some of the best of my prose writings : I have been hard at work ever since midnight , and I desire you to examine them . ' These , ' said I , ' are ...
Page lxiv
... better himself . When his great literary friend was commended in his hearing , he could not restrain his uneasi- ness , but exclaimed , in a kind of agony , No more , I desire you ; you harrow up my soul ! ' More absurd stories may be ...
... better himself . When his great literary friend was commended in his hearing , he could not restrain his uneasi- ness , but exclaimed , in a kind of agony , No more , I desire you ; you harrow up my soul ! ' More absurd stories may be ...
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... better than they are . His envy was so childish , and so absurd , that it was easily pardoned , for everybody laughed at it ; and no man was ever very mischievous whose errors excited mirth : he never formed any scheme , or joined in ...
... better than they are . His envy was so childish , and so absurd , that it was easily pardoned , for everybody laughed at it ; and no man was ever very mischievous whose errors excited mirth : he never formed any scheme , or joined in ...
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... better than any of them . ' He afterwards studied physic at Edinburgh , and upon the Continent ; and , I have been informed , was enabled to pursue his travels on foot , partly by demanding at the university to enter the lists as a ...
... better than any of them . ' He afterwards studied physic at Edinburgh , and upon the Continent ; and , I have been informed , was enabled to pursue his travels on foot , partly by demanding at the university to enter the lists as a ...
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... better myself . " ' He , I am afraid , had no settled system of any sort , so that his conduct must not be strictly scrutinized ; but his affections were social and generous , and when he had money he gave it away very liberally . His ...
... better myself . " ' He , I am afraid , had no settled system of any sort , so that his conduct must not be strictly scrutinized ; but his affections were social and generous , and when he had money he gave it away very liberally . His ...
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