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... talking of lying , what say you to the Reader who lies in bed , and , with a shaded candle , explores the mys- terious recesses of the last new romance ? There is , at first sight , an intense comfort in the arrangement . The head is ...
... talking of lying , what say you to the Reader who lies in bed , and , with a shaded candle , explores the mys- terious recesses of the last new romance ? There is , at first sight , an intense comfort in the arrangement . The head is ...
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... talk to her dog confidentially , and drop her eyes again upon the book- and so on eternally ! No matter what the story is , all tales are the same to this good even - minded creature , and she treats them all alike ! Nothing makes her ...
... talk to her dog confidentially , and drop her eyes again upon the book- and so on eternally ! No matter what the story is , all tales are the same to this good even - minded creature , and she treats them all alike ! Nothing makes her ...
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... talk in such a way Excites my pity and derision . DAUGHTER . I'd rather starve with Harry Gray , Than I'd enjoy the earl's - provision ! You'll own the captain is not lame , We want no carriages , ' tis clear ; I'd follow him , through ...
... talk in such a way Excites my pity and derision . DAUGHTER . I'd rather starve with Harry Gray , Than I'd enjoy the earl's - provision ! You'll own the captain is not lame , We want no carriages , ' tis clear ; I'd follow him , through ...
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... talking of plumage , he'd shewn no right To any feather but the white ) . The English , being quite content For an amicable settlement , An Indian envoy sent , Who bowed and smiled wherever he went ; So the Chinese guards took him in ...
... talking of plumage , he'd shewn no right To any feather but the white ) . The English , being quite content For an amicable settlement , An Indian envoy sent , Who bowed and smiled wherever he went ; So the Chinese guards took him in ...
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... Talk of King Arthur , at Drury Lane , With its pasteboard troopers , And its crowd of supers , Running out and running in again . Talk of the properties , banners , and so on ; Talk of the choristers hired to go on ; Talk of the ...
... Talk of King Arthur , at Drury Lane , With its pasteboard troopers , And its crowd of supers , Running out and running in again . Talk of the properties , banners , and so on ; Talk of the choristers hired to go on ; Talk of the ...
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