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Waverley - Heart of Midlothian - Page 12
by Walter Scott - 1833
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The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 126

1867 - 636 pages
...completing the Union ' than perhaps all the legislative enactments by which it has * been followed up. Without being so presumptuous as to hope * to emulate the rich humour, pathetic tenderness, and admi' rable tact, which pervade the works of my accomplished ' friend, I felt that something might...
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The Sale-room, Issue 1

1817 - 254 pages
...accidentally, whilst seeking for fishing tackle for a friend, the long-lost manuscript : he thought, he said, without being so presumptuous as to hope to emulate...rich, humour, pathetic tenderness, and admirable tact of his friend Miss Edgeworth, that he might be able to do something for Scotland, like what that lady...
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The Lady's Magazine and Museum of the Belles-lettres, Fine Arts ..., Volume 1

English literature - 1832 - 358 pages
...completing the Union, than perhaps all the legislative enactments by which it has been followed up. Without being so presumptuous as to hope to emulate...achieved for Ireland — something which might introduce the 74 natives to those of the sister kingdom in a more favourable light than they had been placed...
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The Irish Monthly Magazine of Politics and Literature. ..., Volume 1

1833 - 930 pages
...followed. WittaoX being to presumptuous aa to hope to emulate the rich humour, pathetic tenderness, ud admirable tact, which pervade the works of my accomplished friend, I felt that somethiog might be attempted for my own country, of the same kind with that which Miss Edgewonh BO...
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Tales and Novels, Volumes 1-2

Maria Edgeworth - 1834 - 464 pages
...accomplished friend, I felt that something night he aitempted for my own country of the same kind with tat which Miss Edgeworth so fortunately achieved for Ireland...which might introduce her natives to those of the aister kingdom in a more favourable light than they had been In depicting the strange varieties of...
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Tales and Novels, Volume 1

Maria Edgeworth - 1832 - 440 pages
...completing the Union than perhaps all the legislative enactments by which it has been followed up. " Without being so presumptuous as to hope to emulate...my accomplished friend, I felt that something might he attempted for my own country of the same kind with that which Miss Edgeworth so fortunately achieved...
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Tales and Novels: Castle Rackrent. An essay on Irish bulls. An essay on the ...

Maria Edgeworth - 1835 - 450 pages
...completing the Union than perhaps all the legislative enactments by which it has been followed up. " Without being so presumptuous as to hope to emulate...works of my accomplished friend, I felt that something <night be attempted for my own country of the same kind with •that which Miss Edgeworth so fortunately...
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Littell's Living Age, Volume 95

American periodicals - 1867 - 854 pages
...completing the Union than perhaps all the legislative enactments by which it has been followed up. Without being so presumptuous as to hope to emulate...for my own country of the same kind with that which she has so fortunately achieved for Ireland.' Luckilv for her father, and not unluckily for Miss Edgewortb,'...
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Littell's Living Age, Volume 254

Literature - 1907 - 848 pages
..."rich hutuor, pathetic tenderness, and admirable tact of my accomplished friend." He declares that "i felt that something might be attempted for my own...Miss Edgeworth so fortunately achieved for ireland." Propitious was the hour when he could say: "Castle Rackrent worked in me emulation, and disturbed my...
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The Waverley Novels: With the Author's Last Corrections and Additions, Volume 2

Sir Walter Scott - 1846 - 712 pages
...presumptuous as to hopo to emulate the rich humour, pathetic h- n denies*, nnd admirable înct, Avhich pervade the works of my accomplished friend, I felt that something might be attompu-d for my own country, of Ihr» wime kind with that which Miss fidgewurih so fortunately achieved...
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