Chambers's Cyclopædia of English Literature, Volume 2J.B. Lippincott Company, 1910 - American literature |
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... thou rise with an appetite , thou art sure to sit down with one . Rarely drink but when thou art dry ; nor then between meals , if it can be avoided . The smaller the drink the clearer the head and the cooler the blood ; which are great ...
... thou rise with an appetite , thou art sure to sit down with one . Rarely drink but when thou art dry ; nor then between meals , if it can be avoided . The smaller the drink the clearer the head and the cooler the blood ; which are great ...
Page 54
... Thou hast tasted of prosperity and adversity ; thou knowest what it is to be banished thy native country , to be over - ruled as well as to rule and sit upon the throne ; and being oppressed , thou hast reason to know how hateful the ...
... Thou hast tasted of prosperity and adversity ; thou knowest what it is to be banished thy native country , to be over - ruled as well as to rule and sit upon the throne ; and being oppressed , thou hast reason to know how hateful the ...
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... thou ' or ' thee , ' as the occasion required , and then he would be sure to fall on me with his fists . At one of these times , I remember , when he had beaten me in that manner , he commanded me , as he commonly did at such times , to ...
... thou ' or ' thee , ' as the occasion required , and then he would be sure to fall on me with his fists . At one of these times , I remember , when he had beaten me in that manner , he commanded me , as he commonly did at such times , to ...
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... thou canst Bug - bears dread , Fear Death whom thou so oft hast seen , So oft his Guest at Funerals hast been ; Thy self , I mean thy Better Half , already Dead ! The Tears were just which at thy Birth did flow , For then , alass ! thou ...
... thou canst Bug - bears dread , Fear Death whom thou so oft hast seen , So oft his Guest at Funerals hast been ; Thy self , I mean thy Better Half , already Dead ! The Tears were just which at thy Birth did flow , For then , alass ! thou ...
Page 64
... thou shalt be rhinocerical , my lad , thou shalt . Belf . Admirable , I swear ! Cole ! ready ! rhino ! rhinocerical ! Lord , how long may a man live in igno- rance in the country . And how much cole , ready , and rhino , shall I have ...
... thou shalt be rhinocerical , my lad , thou shalt . Belf . Admirable , I swear ! Cole ! ready ! rhino ! rhinocerical ! Lord , how long may a man live in igno- rance in the country . And how much cole , ready , and rhino , shall I have ...
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