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The Young Man's Offering: Comprising Prose and Poetical Writings of the Most ... - Page 128
1853 - 316 pages
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Elia. The last essays of Elia

Charles Lamb - 1871 - 484 pages
...to carry me upon his back when I was a lame-footed boy — for he was a good bit older than me — many a mile when I could not walk for pain ; — and how in after-life he became lame-footed too, and I did not always (I fear) make allowances enough for him...
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The Works of Charles Lamb: With a Sketch of His Life and Final ..., Volume 2

Charles Lamb - 1875 - 618 pages
...used to carry me upon his back when I was a lame-footed boy — for he was a good bit older than me —many a mile when I could not walk for pain ; and how in after life he became lame footed too, and I did not always (I fear) make allowances enough for him when he was impatient...
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Works of Charles Lamb: Edited and Dramatic Tales, Essays and Critisms

Charles Lamb - 1876 - 740 pages
...to carry me upon his back when I was a lame-footed boy — for he was a good bit older than me — many a mile when I could not walk for pain ; — and how in after-life, he became lame-footed too, and I did not always (I fear) make allowance enough for him...
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Chambers's Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History, Critical ..., Volume 2

Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - 1876 - 860 pages
...to carry me upon his back when I was a lame-footed boy — for he was a good bit older than me — for + after-life, he became lamefooted too, and I did not always, I fear, make allowances enough for him...
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Essays from Elia ...

Charles Lamb - 1877 - 104 pages
...was a good bit older than me — many a mile when I could not walk lor pain ; and how in after-life he became lame-footed too, and I did not always (I fear) make allowance enough for him when he was impatient and in pain, nor remember sufficiently how considerate...
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The Complete Works of Charles Lamb: Containing His Letters, Essays, Poems, Etc

Charles Lamb - 1879 - 732 pages
...a lame-footed boy — for he was a good bit older than me — many a mile when 1 could not wnlk-for , was forgott not remember sufficiently how considerate he had been to me when I was lame-footed; and how when he...
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The Essays of Elia: First series

Charles Lamb - 1879 - 248 pages
...to carry me upon his back when I was a lame-footed boy — for he was a good bit older than me — many a mile when I could not walk for pain — and how in afterlife he became lame-footed too, and I did not always (I fear) make allowances enough for him when...
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Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History, Critical and ..., Volume 5

Robert Chambers - 1879 - 428 pages
...to carry me npon i>is buck when I was a lame- footed boy — for he was a good bit older than me — many a mile when I could not walk for pain ; and how, in after-life he became lan;e-footed too. and I did not always, I fear, make allowances enough for him...
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Chambers's Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History ..., Volumes 5-6

Robert Chambers - 1880 - 826 pages
...carry me upon his back when I was a lame-footed boy— for lie was a good Lit older than me — n.any a mile when I could not walk for pain ; and how, in after-life he became lame-foot* d too. and I did not always, I fear, make allowances enough for him...
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The English Essayists: A Comprehensive Selection from the Works of the Great ...

1881 - 578 pages
...used to carry me upon his back when I was a lamefooted boy — for he was a good bit older than me after-life he became lame-fcoted too, and I did not always (I fear) make allowances enough for him,...
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