The English Humourists of the Eighteenth Century: A Series of LecturesHarper, 1860 - 297 Seiten |
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... brought to the light of day — a thing which happened in 1835 , when certain works going on in St. Patrick's Cathedral , Dublin , afforded an opportunity of their being examined . One hears with surprise of these skulls " going the ...
... brought to the light of day — a thing which happened in 1835 , when certain works going on in St. Patrick's Cathedral , Dublin , afforded an opportunity of their being examined . One hears with surprise of these skulls " going the ...
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... brought himself into greater danger on a certain occasion , and the amusing circumstances may be once more re- peated here . He had unsparingly lashed the notable Dublin lawyer , Mr. Serjeant Bettesworth- " So , at the bar , the booby ...
... brought himself into greater danger on a certain occasion , and the amusing circumstances may be once more re- peated here . He had unsparingly lashed the notable Dublin lawyer , Mr. Serjeant Bettesworth- " So , at the bar , the booby ...
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... brought into the House of Commons , but so late in the session that there was no time to pass it , for there always appeared an unwillingness to cramp overmuch the liberty of the press . " But to a clause in the proposed bill , that the ...
... brought into the House of Commons , but so late in the session that there was no time to pass it , for there always appeared an unwillingness to cramp overmuch the liberty of the press . " But to a clause in the proposed bill , that the ...
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... brought him — a vast genius , a magnificent genius , a genius won- derfully bright , and dazzling , and strong , to seize , to know , to see , to flash upon falsehood and scorch it into perdition , to penetrate into the hidden motives ...
... brought him — a vast genius , a magnificent genius , a genius won- derfully bright , and dazzling , and strong , to seize , to know , to see , to flash upon falsehood and scorch it into perdition , to penetrate into the hidden motives ...
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... brought to me several times by some of my friends ; but al- though they were told that I was a great traveller , and had seen all the world , ' they had not the least curiosity to ask me a single question ; only desired I would give ...
... brought to me several times by some of my friends ; but al- though they were told that I was a great traveller , and had seen all the world , ' they had not the least curiosity to ask me a single question ; only desired I would give ...
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