The British Essayists: The AdventurerLittle, Brown, 1866 - English essays |
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... Nec gemere aëriâ cessabit turtur ab ulmo . Happy old man ! then still thy farms restored , Enough for thee shall bless thy frugal board . ECL . i . 47 . What though rough stones the naked soil o'erspread , Or NO . 92 . 15 ADVENTURER .
... Nec gemere aëriâ cessabit turtur ab ulmo . Happy old man ! then still thy farms restored , Enough for thee shall bless thy frugal board . ECL . i . 47 . What though rough stones the naked soil o'erspread , Or NO . 92 . 15 ADVENTURER .
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... thee- Into a cloven pine ; within which rift Imprison'd thou didst painfully remain A dozen years : within which space she died , And left thee there ; where thou didst vent thy groans , As fast as mill - wheels strike.- If thou more ...
... thee- Into a cloven pine ; within which rift Imprison'd thou didst painfully remain A dozen years : within which space she died , And left thee there ; where thou didst vent thy groans , As fast as mill - wheels strike.- If thou more ...
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... thee ; thou shalt be pinch'd As thick as honey - combs , each pinch more stinging Than bees that made ' em . If thou neglect'st or dost unwillingly What I command , I'll rack thee with old cramps ; Fill all thy bones with aches : make thee ...
... thee ; thou shalt be pinch'd As thick as honey - combs , each pinch more stinging Than bees that made ' em . If thou neglect'st or dost unwillingly What I command , I'll rack thee with old cramps ; Fill all thy bones with aches : make thee ...
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... thee where crabs grow ; And I with my long nails will dig thee pig - nuts ; Show thee a jay's nest ; and instruct thee how To snare the nimble marmozet . I'll bring thee To clust'ring filberds ; and sometimes I'll get thee Young sea ...
... thee where crabs grow ; And I with my long nails will dig thee pig - nuts ; Show thee a jay's nest ; and instruct thee how To snare the nimble marmozet . I'll bring thee To clust'ring filberds ; and sometimes I'll get thee Young sea ...
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... thee what ; I was a hellish ass t'other day . I shot a damn'd clean mare through the head , for jumping out of the road to avoid running over an old woman . But the bitch threw me , and I got a cursed slice on the cheek against a flint ...
... thee what ; I was a hellish ass t'other day . I shot a damn'd clean mare through the head , for jumping out of the road to avoid running over an old woman . But the bitch threw me , and I got a cursed slice on the cheek against a flint ...
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