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Page 52
... called Streatham ' . He paused , and laughed yet more cordially , and then suddenly commanded a pomposity to his countenance and his voice , and added , ' Yes ! Streatham – a Farce ! " - Though Johnson's moments of mimicry or sheer ...
... called Streatham ' . He paused , and laughed yet more cordially , and then suddenly commanded a pomposity to his countenance and his voice , and added , ' Yes ! Streatham – a Farce ! " - Though Johnson's moments of mimicry or sheer ...
Page 53
... called him the testator , and added ' I daresay , he thinks he has done a mighty thing . He won't stay till he gets home to his seat in the country ... he'll call up the landlord of the first inn on the road ; and , after a suitable ...
... called him the testator , and added ' I daresay , he thinks he has done a mighty thing . He won't stay till he gets home to his seat in the country ... he'll call up the landlord of the first inn on the road ; and , after a suitable ...
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... called the Happy Valley in which the heirs to the kingdom of Abyssinia are confined from birth , until they should be called to the succession . Since the titular hero of the book is only the fourth in line to the throne , Rasselas's ...
... called the Happy Valley in which the heirs to the kingdom of Abyssinia are confined from birth , until they should be called to the succession . Since the titular hero of the book is only the fourth in line to the throne , Rasselas's ...
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surly virtue and pleasing dream | 4 |
The Vanity of Human Wishes | 42 |
those that aspire to the name | 57 |
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