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... written during that year testify ) deeply attached to her . If conceivably he did so at all , it would more likely have been after the parting from Theodora in 1756 that he con- tracted a casual alliance . But , in that case ...
... written during that year testify ) deeply attached to her . If conceivably he did so at all , it would more likely have been after the parting from Theodora in 1756 that he con- tracted a casual alliance . But , in that case ...
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... written soon after the last - mentioned calamity : " Doom'd as I am in solitude to waste The present moments , and ... written in 1754 . met an attractive girl . In a letter written in III Of the Inner Temple , Esq . "
... written soon after the last - mentioned calamity : " Doom'd as I am in solitude to waste The present moments , and ... written in 1754 . met an attractive girl . In a letter written in III Of the Inner Temple , Esq . "
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... written in the saddest mood , and , but for that saddest mood , perhaps had never been written at all . " A close bond between humour and sadness there must , in the nature of things , always be . Yet the hour in which a humorous poem ...
... written in the saddest mood , and , but for that saddest mood , perhaps had never been written at all . " A close bond between humour and sadness there must , in the nature of things , always be . Yet the hour in which a humorous poem ...
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FOREWORD II | 11 |
AN EXTRAMUNDANE AND HIS WORLD | 34 |
THE EVANGELICAL REVIVAL | 158 |
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