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... wished them to pass for his son's . He added , my father was a foolish old man , that is to say , foolish in talking of his children . " He always seemed mortified at the recollection of the bustle his father made to exhibit him as a ...
... wished them to pass for his son's . He added , my father was a foolish old man , that is to say , foolish in talking of his children . " He always seemed mortified at the recollection of the bustle his father made to exhibit him as a ...
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... when present , it is not likely he could compel them , at a distance , to come and carry him to school , in the man- ner here described . BISHOP PERCY . ment , is seldom wanted , and perhaps never wished 18 THE LIFE OF.
... when present , it is not likely he could compel them , at a distance , to come and carry him to school , in the man- ner here described . BISHOP PERCY . ment , is seldom wanted , and perhaps never wished 18 THE LIFE OF.
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... wished for , while the man of general know- ledge can often benefit , and always please . " The predictions of this man of wit and sense , concerning his future conduct , indicate the imperfect expansion , at this early period of his ...
... wished for , while the man of general know- ledge can often benefit , and always please . " The predictions of this man of wit and sense , concerning his future conduct , indicate the imperfect expansion , at this early period of his ...
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... wished much to return the compliment in verse * . His juvenile attachments to the fair sex were , however , very transient , and he never had a criminal connection . In 1735 he be- came the fervent admirer of Mrs Elizabeth Porter ...
... wished much to return the compliment in verse * . His juvenile attachments to the fair sex were , however , very transient , and he never had a criminal connection . In 1735 he be- came the fervent admirer of Mrs Elizabeth Porter ...
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... wished to rise . " Disappointed in his expectation of deriving subsistence from the establishment of a board- ing school , in which he persevered about a year and a half , he now thought of trying his fortune in London , the great field ...
... wished to rise . " Disappointed in his expectation of deriving subsistence from the establishment of a board- ing school , in which he persevered about a year and a half , he now thought of trying his fortune in London , the great field ...
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