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Page 77
There are , for instance , Mr . Shandy , the theorist with theories on every subject
under the sun , and his wife : the relation between them is implicit in the following
passage : It was a consuming vexation to my father that my mother never asked ...
There are , for instance , Mr . Shandy , the theorist with theories on every subject
under the sun , and his wife : the relation between them is implicit in the following
passage : It was a consuming vexation to my father that my mother never asked ...
Page 189
Father and me was both brought up at a foundation school for boys ; and mother ,
she was likewise brought up at a public , sort of charitable establishment . They
taught us a deal of umbleness ; we was to be umble to this person , and umble to
...
Father and me was both brought up at a foundation school for boys ; and mother ,
she was likewise brought up at a public , sort of charitable establishment . They
taught us a deal of umbleness ; we was to be umble to this person , and umble to
...
Page 433
It was precisely this quality that distinguished Lawrence ' s father . Unlike him ,
Lawrence was never a miner , but he had what one feels is essentially a miner ' s
response to the world of nature ; it is as though he has emerged daily from the ...
It was precisely this quality that distinguished Lawrence ' s father . Unlike him ,
Lawrence was never a miner , but he had what one feels is essentially a miner ' s
response to the world of nature ; it is as though he has emerged daily from the ...
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THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY | 31 |
THE FIRST GENERA | 107 |
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