Elegant Extracts, Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages from the Best English Authors and Translations: Principally Designed for the Use of Young Persons, Volume 4S. Walker, 1826 - English literature |
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Page 39
... desire , however , a - day , will be sufficient to begin , or to be instructed , and am far from less if you find any aversion . I think thinking myself perfect . using sugar with it might be bad ; if I beg you to return the book when ...
... desire , however , a - day , will be sufficient to begin , or to be instructed , and am far from less if you find any aversion . I think thinking myself perfect . using sugar with it might be bad ; if I beg you to return the book when ...
Page 106
... desire of public majesty of sound , which , to my ear , applause ; a desire of which I never is wonderfully delightful . It seems had any title to expect the gratifica- also very well adapted to the genius tion ; and which , though I ...
... desire of public majesty of sound , which , to my ear , applause ; a desire of which I never is wonderfully delightful . It seems had any title to expect the gratifica- also very well adapted to the genius tion ; and which , though I ...
Page 159
... desire their par- men capable of slighting them for the ticular respects to you , and join with excellencies they gave not to them- me in wishing the begun year may selves ? Can you , who read Ariosto , be the happiest you have ever ...
... desire their par- men capable of slighting them for the ticular respects to you , and join with excellencies they gave not to them- me in wishing the begun year may selves ? Can you , who read Ariosto , be the happiest you have ever ...
Contents
To the Rev William Unwin | 40 |
To the Rev William Unwin | 42 |
To Lady Hesketh | 46 |
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