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Page 55
... reading . - The Collection of Songs was my vade . mecum . - I pored over them , driving my cart or walking to labor , song by song , verse by verse ; carefully noting the true tender or sublime from affectation and fustian . - I am ...
... reading . - The Collection of Songs was my vade . mecum . - I pored over them , driving my cart or walking to labor , song by song , verse by verse ; carefully noting the true tender or sublime from affectation and fustian . - I am ...
Page 69
... reading , I think " Tristram Shandy ' , that his spoon falling out of his hand , made him exclaim , in a tone scarcely imitable , ' Alas , poor Yorick ! ' He had in his youth paid considerable attention to the arguments for and against ...
... reading , I think " Tristram Shandy ' , that his spoon falling out of his hand , made him exclaim , in a tone scarcely imitable , ' Alas , poor Yorick ! ' He had in his youth paid considerable attention to the arguments for and against ...
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... reading , 46-8 ; first attempt at poetry , 50-3 , 58 ; studies surveying , 53-4 At Lochlie and Irvine ( 1777–84 ) , 54-71 reading , 56 , 61 , 70 ; attends dancing school , 56 ; early love affairs , 57 ; and the Bache- lors ' Club , 58 ...
... reading , 46-8 ; first attempt at poetry , 50-3 , 58 ; studies surveying , 53-4 At Lochlie and Irvine ( 1777–84 ) , 54-71 reading , 56 , 61 , 70 ; attends dancing school , 56 ; early love affairs , 57 ; and the Bache- lors ' Club , 58 ...
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