Lives of the English PoetsCaasel et Cie, 1892 |
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... tenderness " that remarkable bashfulness which is a cloak that hides and muffles merit ; " and tells us " that his abilities were covered only by modesty , which doubles the beauties which are seen , and gives credit and esteem to all ...
... tenderness " that remarkable bashfulness which is a cloak that hides and muffles merit ; " and tells us " that his abilities were covered only by modesty , which doubles the beauties which are seen , and gives credit and esteem to all ...
Page 45
... tenderness , for those who are near to us , or for those who are remote ? And of our near relations , which are the nearest , and consequently the dearest to us , our offspring , or others ? Our offspring , most certainly ; as Nature ...
... tenderness , for those who are near to us , or for those who are remote ? And of our near relations , which are the nearest , and consequently the dearest to us , our offspring , or others ? Our offspring , most certainly ; as Nature ...
Page 62
... tenderness the child that had contributed to so pleasing an event . It is not indeed easy to discover what motives could be found to overbalance that natural affection of a parent , or what interest could be promoted by neglect or ...
... tenderness the child that had contributed to so pleasing an event . It is not indeed easy to discover what motives could be found to overbalance that natural affection of a parent , or what interest could be promoted by neglect or ...
Page 63
... tenderness which the barbarity of his mother made peculiarly necessary ; but her death , which happened in his tenth year , was another of the misfortunes of his childhood , for though she kindly endeavoured to alleviate his loss by a ...
... tenderness which the barbarity of his mother made peculiarly necessary ; but her death , which happened in his tenth year , was another of the misfortunes of his childhood , for though she kindly endeavoured to alleviate his loss by a ...
Page 73
... Hill another critic of a very different class , from whose friendship he received great assistance on many occasions , and whom he never mentioned but with the utmost tenderness and regard . He had been for some SAVAGE . 73.
... Hill another critic of a very different class , from whose friendship he received great assistance on many occasions , and whom he never mentioned but with the utmost tenderness and regard . He had been for some SAVAGE . 73.
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