The Sexagenarian: Or, The Recollections of a Literary Life ...F. C. and J. Rivington, 1817 |
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... present occasion , and perhaps nothing more to the purpose could easily be met with ; so it is inserted verba- tim et literatim from the original document . " My dear old Woman , 1 " Those were good old times for poor au- thors , when ...
... present occasion , and perhaps nothing more to the purpose could easily be met with ; so it is inserted verba- tim et literatim from the original document . " My dear old Woman , 1 " Those were good old times for poor au- thors , when ...
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... present them- selves . My difficulty in making verses long pursued me . The pains I took to conquer this inaptitude , this stupidity , if you please , were inconceivable ; many a severe rebuke , and far worse than rebuke , had I to ...
... present them- selves . My difficulty in making verses long pursued me . The pains I took to conquer this inaptitude , this stupidity , if you please , were inconceivable ; many a severe rebuke , and far worse than rebuke , had I to ...
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... present themselves suitable , and in their proper places , and with little or no exertion I completed my number , with an equal mixture of self - complacency and self - asto- nishment . On the Monday I showed up , with greater ...
... present themselves suitable , and in their proper places , and with little or no exertion I completed my number , with an equal mixture of self - complacency and self - asto- nishment . On the Monday I showed up , with greater ...
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... the dreams I had indulged . Reputation , it appeared , was only to be obtained by the acquisition of a branch of knowledge , of which I at present possessed very little , and for which 27 rather with no colloquial communication-I, with ...
... the dreams I had indulged . Reputation , it appeared , was only to be obtained by the acquisition of a branch of knowledge , of which I at present possessed very little , and for which 27 rather with no colloquial communication-I, with ...
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... present possessed very little , and for which I had rather repugnance than inclination . However , there was no alternative , and I set dog- gedly about it . I so far succeeded , that at my el bollege departure , I did no discredit to ...
... present possessed very little , and for which I had rather repugnance than inclination . However , there was no alternative , and I set dog- gedly about it . I so far succeeded , that at my el bollege departure , I did no discredit to ...
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