Thomas Carlyle: A History of His Life in London, 1834-1881, Issue 25, Volume 1Longmans, Green, and Company, 1885 |
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Page 170
... Chimæra , and a lot of cub chimæras sucking at her I would not be in your shoes for something ! Sterling's appreciation , when read now , rather seems to fall short of the truth than to exceed it . But now is now , and then was then ...
... Chimæra , and a lot of cub chimæras sucking at her I would not be in your shoes for something ! Sterling's appreciation , when read now , rather seems to fall short of the truth than to exceed it . But now is now , and then was then ...
Page 271
... Chimæra . He gave the remnant — a small one , I doubt — to his boy , snatched up the black bread , and made a cut in it at the first bite equal to a moderate horse- shoe . Poor fellows ! They all wiped their mouths , I could see , with ...
... Chimæra . He gave the remnant — a small one , I doubt — to his boy , snatched up the black bread , and made a cut in it at the first bite equal to a moderate horse- shoe . Poor fellows ! They all wiped their mouths , I could see , with ...
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... chimæra , the degradation of the once great English people , ab- sorbed , all of them , in a rage for gold and pleasure , was itself sufficient to stir his fury . He believed that every man had a special duty to do in this world . If he ...
... chimæra , the degradation of the once great English people , ab- sorbed , all of them , in a rage for gold and pleasure , was itself sufficient to stir his fury . He believed that every man had a special duty to do in this world . If he ...
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