The English humorists of the eighteenth century. Critical reviews. The second funeral of NapoleonEstes & Lauriat, 1896 |
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... lives , rather than of their books , that I ask permission to speak to you ; and in doing so , you are aware that I cannot hope to enter- tain you with a merely humorous or facetious story . Harlequin without his mask is known to ...
... lives , rather than of their books , that I ask permission to speak to you ; and in doing so , you are aware that I cannot hope to enter- tain you with a merely humorous or facetious story . Harlequin without his mask is known to ...
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... lives and stories your kind presence here shows that you have curiosity and sympathy , appeal to a great number of our other faculties , besides our mere sense of ridicule . The humorous writer professes to awaken and direct your love ...
... lives and stories your kind presence here shows that you have curiosity and sympathy , appeal to a great number of our other faculties , besides our mere sense of ridicule . The humorous writer professes to awaken and direct your love ...
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... of the brain during life - such as would be produced by an increasing tendency to bral congestion . " 66 cere- 2 " He [ Dr. Johnson ] seemed to me to have an unaccountable - Would we have liked to live with him ? SWIFT . 5.
... of the brain during life - such as would be produced by an increasing tendency to bral congestion . " 66 cere- 2 " He [ Dr. Johnson ] seemed to me to have an unaccountable - Would we have liked to live with him ? SWIFT . 5.
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William Makepeace Thackeray. - Would we have liked to live with him ? That is a question which in dealing with these people's works , and thinking of their lives and peculiarities , every reader of biographies must put to himself . Would ...
William Makepeace Thackeray. - Would we have liked to live with him ? That is a question which in dealing with these people's works , and thinking of their lives and peculiarities , every reader of biographies must put to himself . Would ...
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... live in the Irish parts of the kingdom ) ; but the English colonies , who are three parts in four , are much more civilized than many counties in England , and speak better English , and are much better bred . " And again , in the ...
... live in the Irish parts of the kingdom ) ; but the English colonies , who are three parts in four , are much more civilized than many counties in England , and speak better English , and are much better bred . " And again , in the ...
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