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Pagina 42
... blunders ; of his forced attempts to shine in conversation ; of poor Poll talking nonsense , when all the world was wondering at the beauty of his writing . In one case we are told he was content to admit , when dictated to , that this ...
... blunders ; of his forced attempts to shine in conversation ; of poor Poll talking nonsense , when all the world was wondering at the beauty of his writing . In one case we are told he was content to admit , when dictated to , that this ...
Pagina 44
... blunders , when he professed to be jealous of the admiration excited by the Miss Hornecks ; when he gravely drew attention to the splendid colors of his coat ; or when he no less gravely informed a company of his friends that he had ...
... blunders , when he professed to be jealous of the admiration excited by the Miss Hornecks ; when he gravely drew attention to the splendid colors of his coat ; or when he no less gravely informed a company of his friends that he had ...
Pagina 86
... blunders into the unnatural . When Mr. Burchell , for example , leaves the house in consequence of a quarrel with Mrs. Primrose , the Vicar questions his daughter as to whether she had received from that poor gentleman any testimony of ...
... blunders into the unnatural . When Mr. Burchell , for example , leaves the house in consequence of a quarrel with Mrs. Primrose , the Vicar questions his daughter as to whether she had received from that poor gentleman any testimony of ...
Pagina 146
... blunders encircling my head , Let me ponder , and tell what I think of the dead . " This is a somewhat clumsy excuse for introducing a series of epitaphs ; but the epitaphs amply atone for it . That on Garrick is especially remarkable ...
... blunders encircling my head , Let me ponder , and tell what I think of the dead . " This is a somewhat clumsy excuse for introducing a series of epitaphs ; but the epitaphs amply atone for it . That on Garrick is especially remarkable ...
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