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thing like a parade of learning , which will be sufficiently apparent in the course of this memoir , decided me to give them in English . Those who wish to consult the originals , will find which are the best editions of these authors ...
thing like a parade of learning , which will be sufficiently apparent in the course of this memoir , decided me to give them in English . Those who wish to consult the originals , will find which are the best editions of these authors ...
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... can sleep under their duties , they are very willing to listen to a fine ora tor as they would to the players ; they are entertained by his frolicks , and give in to all his illusions as they would to the fairy - work of a dream .
... can sleep under their duties , they are very willing to listen to a fine ora tor as they would to the players ; they are entertained by his frolicks , and give in to all his illusions as they would to the fairy - work of a dream .
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The instructer should give us such aids as we can turn to account when we go out into the world , whatever we may find the taste and manners of society to be . He is not to carry art so far , as to give a boy the habits of a school ...
The instructer should give us such aids as we can turn to account when we go out into the world , whatever we may find the taste and manners of society to be . He is not to carry art so far , as to give a boy the habits of a school ...
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Adams President letter from | 48 |
in Rhyme | 68 |
Lines from London Morning | 76 |
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