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Page 73
... original of an enormous regi- ment of literary veterans , chatting away their retirement with dinner - table or bowling - green reconstructions - pepper - pots for cannon , oranges for cavalry , flower - beds for fortifications - and he ...
... original of an enormous regi- ment of literary veterans , chatting away their retirement with dinner - table or bowling - green reconstructions - pepper - pots for cannon , oranges for cavalry , flower - beds for fortifications - and he ...
Page 162
... that emotional blow ; he does not con- vey it . The implication of the language is that the wise man's original , unflawed intelligence was closer to Johnson's ideal : ' I have found , ' said the prince at 162 WILD EXCURSIONS.
... that emotional blow ; he does not con- vey it . The implication of the language is that the wise man's original , unflawed intelligence was closer to Johnson's ideal : ' I have found , ' said the prince at 162 WILD EXCURSIONS.
Page 174
... Original'.9 Word of Garrick's approval probably decided Sterne to make his trip to London , and thus present the picture and the original side by side . Was it this contrast that finally made the book ? It is clear that Sterne was the ...
... Original'.9 Word of Garrick's approval probably decided Sterne to make his trip to London , and thus present the picture and the original side by side . Was it this contrast that finally made the book ? It is clear that Sterne was the ...
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS page xiii | 1 |
When They Begot Me | 33 |
Heygomad | 45 |
Copyright | |
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