Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays, Volume 3Hurd and Houghton, 1874 |
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... thing in his garb or fare indicate that his life was to take a widely different course from that of the young rustics with whom he studied and played . But no cloud could overcast the dawn of so much genius and so much ambition . The ...
... thing in his garb or fare indicate that his life was to take a widely different course from that of the young rustics with whom he studied and played . But no cloud could overcast the dawn of so much genius and so much ambition . The ...
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... thing very wrong . His own life had been spent in praying , mus- ing , and rhyming among the water - lilies of the Ouse . He had preserved in no common measure the innocence of childhood . His spirit had indeed been severely tried , but ...
... thing very wrong . His own life had been spent in praying , mus- ing , and rhyming among the water - lilies of the Ouse . He had preserved in no common measure the innocence of childhood . His spirit had indeed been severely tried , but ...
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... - mities as an Indiaman . There are very few people who do not find a voyage which lasts several months insupportably dull . Any thing is welcome which may break that long monotony , a sail , a shark WARREN HASTINGS . 13.
... - mities as an Indiaman . There are very few people who do not find a voyage which lasts several months insupportably dull . Any thing is welcome which may break that long monotony , a sail , a shark WARREN HASTINGS . 13.
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... had been so powerfully stirred by his eloquence . Every thing had gone against him . That party which he clearly preferred to every other , the party of George Grenville , had been scattered by the 38 WARREN HASTINGS .
... had been so powerfully stirred by his eloquence . Every thing had gone against him . That party which he clearly preferred to every other , the party of George Grenville , had been scattered by the 38 WARREN HASTINGS .
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... thing that could make the warning impressive , dignity in the sufferer , solemnity in the proceeding , was found in this case . The helpless rage and vain struggles of the Council made the triumph more signal . From that moment the ...
... thing that could make the warning impressive , dignity in the sufferer , solemnity in the proceeding , was found in this case . The helpless rage and vain struggles of the Council made the triumph more signal . From that moment the ...
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