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The rheumatic endocarditis , of which he eventually died , was already creeping up on him , and the ' dull headache ' and ' palpitation of the heart ' of which Gilbert speaks in his account of his brother's life were symptoms of this ...
The rheumatic endocarditis , of which he eventually died , was already creeping up on him , and the ' dull headache ' and ' palpitation of the heart ' of which Gilbert speaks in his account of his brother's life were symptoms of this ...
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... and I scorn to fear the face of any man living : above every thing , I abhor as hell , the idea of sneaking in a corner to avoid a dun – possibly some pitiful , sordid wretch , who in my heart I despise and detest .
... and I scorn to fear the face of any man living : above every thing , I abhor as hell , the idea of sneaking in a corner to avoid a dun – possibly some pitiful , sordid wretch , who in my heart I despise and detest .
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The Fair then disintegrates into lunch parties , and the poem ends with a brilliant summing - up of the incongruous elements of which the ' occasion ' was composed : by nightfall ; gone How monie hearts this day converts O'Sinners and o ...
The Fair then disintegrates into lunch parties , and the poem ends with a brilliant summing - up of the incongruous elements of which the ' occasion ' was composed : by nightfall ; gone How monie hearts this day converts O'Sinners and o ...
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