Thomas Carlyle: A History of His Life in London, 1834-1881, Issue 25, Volume 1Longmans, Green, and Company, 1885 |
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Page 100
... little , sometimes with no sleep , coughing considerably . My poor Goody ! We have a doctor , a skilful sort of man , I think , the Sterlings ' doctor . He PUBLIC SPEAKING . ΤΟΙ looks grave about it , says 100 CARLYLE'S LIFE IN LONDON .
... little , sometimes with no sleep , coughing considerably . My poor Goody ! We have a doctor , a skilful sort of man , I think , the Sterlings ' doctor . He PUBLIC SPEAKING . ΤΟΙ looks grave about it , says 100 CARLYLE'S LIFE IN LONDON .
Page 112
... sleep . No man need do less . I cannot be said to think of anything . I merely look and drowsily muse . When tide and weather serve , I ride down to bathe . Alick or Mary gets me up some victual , I smoke a pipe , and amble home again ...
... sleep . No man need do less . I cannot be said to think of anything . I merely look and drowsily muse . When tide and weather serve , I ride down to bathe . Alick or Mary gets me up some victual , I smoke a pipe , and amble home again ...
Page 126
... sleep and composure . Windsor Castle was another novelty with which Carlyle made acquaintance , having gone to visit a young Mr. Edgeworth ' there . I mention this merely for his characteristic comment . The Castle and outside are very ...
... sleep and composure . Windsor Castle was another novelty with which Carlyle made acquaintance , having gone to visit a young Mr. Edgeworth ' there . I mention this merely for his characteristic comment . The Castle and outside are very ...
Page 138
... sleep the night before ) , I sate down in St. James's Park and thought of these things , looking at the beautiful summer moon , and really quieted myself , became peaceable and submissive for the time - for the time ; and afterwards ...
... sleep the night before ) , I sate down in St. James's Park and thought of these things , looking at the beautiful summer moon , and really quieted myself , became peaceable and submissive for the time - for the time ; and afterwards ...
Page 139
... refused ; the dinners brought indigestions ; and the dog days brought heat , and heat and indigestion together made sleep impossible . His letters to his brother are full of lamentation , and 6 then of remorse for his want of patience . At.
... refused ; the dinners brought indigestions ; and the dog days brought heat , and heat and indigestion together made sleep impossible . His letters to his brother are full of lamentation , and 6 then of remorse for his want of patience . At.
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