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... seen the wars under Marlborough ; he had even been quartermaster- sergeant under Peterborough in Spain , and naturally had great stories to tell of his adventures . But that was by no means all : he was a native Irish speaker and had ...
... seen the wars under Marlborough ; he had even been quartermaster- sergeant under Peterborough in Spain , and naturally had great stories to tell of his adventures . But that was by no means all : he was a native Irish speaker and had ...
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... seen . " With the third number we come to the reflections of a habitual borrower : Every man who has seen the world , and has had his ups and downs in life , as the expression is , must have frequently experi- enced the truth of this ...
... seen . " With the third number we come to the reflections of a habitual borrower : Every man who has seen the world , and has had his ups and downs in life , as the expression is , must have frequently experi- enced the truth of this ...
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... seen so much with eyes that were so unworldly . It is well to quote from the first of Lien Chi's commentaries , for a venture of this kind must make its mark at once ; and here probably is what caught the town in the beginning of 1760 ...
... seen so much with eyes that were so unworldly . It is well to quote from the first of Lien Chi's commentaries , for a venture of this kind must make its mark at once ; and here probably is what caught the town in the beginning of 1760 ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE I THE SCHOOLBOY I | 1 |
THE COLLEGIAN | 20 |
IN SEARCH OF A PROFESSION | 40 |
Copyright | |
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