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... hand in hand . In the eighteenth century almost every man of culture wrote verse ; the ordinary courtesies of invitation and gratitude were expressed in rhyme , and poetry was read and discussed with avidity . We have , therefore , in ...
... hand in hand . In the eighteenth century almost every man of culture wrote verse ; the ordinary courtesies of invitation and gratitude were expressed in rhyme , and poetry was read and discussed with avidity . We have , therefore , in ...
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... hand does the calking - iron guide , The rattling mallet with the right they lift . With boiling pitch another near at hand ( From friendly Sweden brought ) the seams instops : Which , well laid o'er , the salt - sea waves withstand ...
... hand does the calking - iron guide , The rattling mallet with the right they lift . With boiling pitch another near at hand ( From friendly Sweden brought ) the seams instops : Which , well laid o'er , the salt - sea waves withstand ...
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With an Introduction by Arthur Waugh Samuel Johnson. answer in his own hand was desired . His hand was copied so well , that he confessed it might have deceived himself . Blackhead , who had carried the letter , being sent again with a ...
With an Introduction by Arthur Waugh Samuel Johnson. answer in his own hand was desired . His hand was copied so well , that he confessed it might have deceived himself . Blackhead , who had carried the letter , being sent again with a ...
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