Poetical WorksNelson, 1868 - 327 pages |
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Page 11
... fame , yielded him about eighty pounds of clear profit ; a sum far inadequate to defray the expense of the investigations out of which it sprang . In 1803 it was completed by the publication of the third volume . Besides the value which ...
... fame , yielded him about eighty pounds of clear profit ; a sum far inadequate to defray the expense of the investigations out of which it sprang . In 1803 it was completed by the publication of the third volume . Besides the value which ...
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... fame brought about him , it is not surprising to find , that not to know personally Walter Scott , argued one's self unknown . The toleration and kindliness of his character are illustrated by the fact , that firm as his own political ...
... fame brought about him , it is not surprising to find , that not to know personally Walter Scott , argued one's self unknown . The toleration and kindliness of his character are illustrated by the fact , that firm as his own political ...
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... fame of a great poet , now within his reach , if not already grasped , seemed to him a little thing , compared with the dignity of a well - descended and wealthy Scottish landholder ; and , while neither he nor his friends could yet ...
... fame of a great poet , now within his reach , if not already grasped , seemed to him a little thing , compared with the dignity of a well - descended and wealthy Scottish landholder ; and , while neither he nor his friends could yet ...
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... fame Hung their shields in Branksome - Hall ; 2 Nine - and - twenty squires of name Brought them their steeds to bower from stall ; Nine - and - twenty yeomen tall Waited , duteous , on them all : They were all knights of mettle true ...
... fame Hung their shields in Branksome - Hall ; 2 Nine - and - twenty squires of name Brought them their steeds to bower from stall ; Nine - and - twenty yeomen tall Waited , duteous , on them all : They were all knights of mettle true ...
Page 38
... father was a clerk of fame , Of Bethune's line of Picardie : He learned the art that none may name , In Padua , far beyond the sea . Men said , he changed his mortal frame , By 38 CANTO 1 , THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL .
... father was a clerk of fame , Of Bethune's line of Picardie : He learned the art that none may name , In Padua , far beyond the sea . Men said , he changed his mortal frame , By 38 CANTO 1 , THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL .
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