Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions of English Authors ; from the Earliest to the Present Time, Connected by a Critical and Biographical History, Volume 2Robert Chambers Gould, Kendall and Lincoln, 1850 - English literature |
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... youth beloved , in distant glades ) , London Earthquakes and London Gossip , 251 · MRS ANNE GRANT , • THE EARL OF CHATHAM , 252 On a Sprig of Heath , Speech of Chatham on being taunted on account of The Highland Poor , youth , 253 . MRS ...
... youth beloved , in distant glades ) , London Earthquakes and London Gossip , 251 · MRS ANNE GRANT , • THE EARL OF CHATHAM , 252 On a Sprig of Heath , Speech of Chatham on being taunted on account of The Highland Poor , youth , 253 . MRS ...
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... youth , however , was an exception to ordinary humanity - an anomaly in the history of the female heart . She had determined to disown him , and repulsed every effort at acknowledgment and recognition --- Alone from strangers every ...
... youth , however , was an exception to ordinary humanity - an anomaly in the history of the female heart . She had determined to disown him , and repulsed every effort at acknowledgment and recognition --- Alone from strangers every ...
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... youth and the beauty of men , Though they bloom and look gay like the rose ; But all our fond care to preserve them is vain , Time kills them as fast as he goes . Then I'll not be proud of my youth nor my beauty , Since both of them ...
... youth and the beauty of men , Though they bloom and look gay like the rose ; But all our fond care to preserve them is vain , Time kills them as fast as he goes . Then I'll not be proud of my youth nor my beauty , Since both of them ...
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... youth : yet still his speaking eye Expressed the sacred triumph of his soul , With conscious virtue , gratitude , and love , Above the vulgar joy divinely raised . Nor wanted he reply . Won by the charm of goodness irresistible , and ...
... youth : yet still his speaking eye Expressed the sacred triumph of his soul , With conscious virtue , gratitude , and love , Above the vulgar joy divinely raised . Nor wanted he reply . Won by the charm of goodness irresistible , and ...
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... youth still to survive , All charms are there , and all alive . The Braes of Yarrow . A. Busk ye , busk ye , my bonny bonny bride , Busk ye , busk ye , my winsome marrow ! Busk ye , busk ye , my bonny bonny bride , And think nae mair on ...
... youth still to survive , All charms are there , and all alive . The Braes of Yarrow . A. Busk ye , busk ye , my bonny bonny bride , Busk ye , busk ye , my winsome marrow ! Busk ye , busk ye , my bonny bonny bride , And think nae mair on ...
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