The British Essayists: The AdventurerLittle, Brown, 1866 |
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... passed , he threw himself again back in his chair upon my having refused it , looked wistfully at his fingers ' ends , crossed his legs , inquired the news of the day , and in the midst of all possible advantages seemed to possess life ...
... passed , he threw himself again back in his chair upon my having refused it , looked wistfully at his fingers ' ends , crossed his legs , inquired the news of the day , and in the midst of all possible advantages seemed to possess life ...
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... passed through the whole series , I shall ex- plain each station by a short account of my life , re- marking the periods when my character changed its denomination , and the particular incidents by which the change was produced . $ 6 My ...
... passed through the whole series , I shall ex- plain each station by a short account of my life , re- marking the periods when my character changed its denomination , and the particular incidents by which the change was produced . $ 6 My ...
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... passed my nights in a brothel , the street , or the watch- house ; was utterly insensible of shame , and lived upon the town as a beast of prey in a forest . I reached the summit of modern glory , and had just acquired the distinction ...
... passed my nights in a brothel , the street , or the watch- house ; was utterly insensible of shame , and lived upon the town as a beast of prey in a forest . I reached the summit of modern glory , and had just acquired the distinction ...
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... passed it over , unpraised and unnoticed . " If an apology should be deemed necessary for the freedom here used with our inimitable bard , let me conclude in the words of Longinus : Whoever was carefully to collect the blemishes of ...
... passed it over , unpraised and unnoticed . " If an apology should be deemed necessary for the freedom here used with our inimitable bard , let me conclude in the words of Longinus : Whoever was carefully to collect the blemishes of ...
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... passed , and in which I can , therefore , have no interest ; I am utterly unconcerned to know whether Tully or Demosthenes excelled in oratory , whether Hannibal lost Italy by his own negligence or the cor- ruption of his countrymen . I ...
... passed , and in which I can , therefore , have no interest ; I am utterly unconcerned to know whether Tully or Demosthenes excelled in oratory , whether Hannibal lost Italy by his own negligence or the cor- ruption of his countrymen . I ...
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Términos y frases comunes
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