Addresses and TransactionsW. Dawson, 1969 |
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... century -- with which , by the way , he had a certain connection , one of his ancestors had been born in that century- ( laughter ) --one thing to be said was that all the writers who lived in that century , and most of those who made ...
... century -- with which , by the way , he had a certain connection , one of his ancestors had been born in that century- ( laughter ) --one thing to be said was that all the writers who lived in that century , and most of those who made ...
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... century . He was an all - round man , and he put life before everything . He was never very far from the actual facts u life , in which he agreed with Johnson . He was not afraid of new ideas . Indeed the people of that century were ...
... century . He was an all - round man , and he put life before everything . He was never very far from the actual facts u life , in which he agreed with Johnson . He was not afraid of new ideas . Indeed the people of that century were ...
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... century ? For himself , nothing would appeal more than to see " Shelley playing , " as Browning said , but as a guest at that board and as a person to reply to that toast , his choice would undoubtedly be Thackeray . He again was an all ...
... century ? For himself , nothing would appeal more than to see " Shelley playing , " as Browning said , but as a guest at that board and as a person to reply to that toast , his choice would undoubtedly be Thackeray . He again was an all ...
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