Adventures Among Books: First[-third] Selection, Volume 2Hokuseido Press, 1950 - American literature |
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... settled purpose . A man doubtful of his dinner , or trembling at a creditor , is not much disposed to abstracted meditation , or re- mote enquiries . He published proposals for a History of the Revival of Learning ; and I have heard him ...
... settled purpose . A man doubtful of his dinner , or trembling at a creditor , is not much disposed to abstracted meditation , or re- mote enquiries . He published proposals for a History of the Revival of Learning ; and I have heard him ...
Page 96
... settled that all three of us would give up sugar , towards saving the expense of his keep , if he might stay . It was hardest for Sandy , because he was particu- 25 larly fond of sweet things ; but then he was particularly fond of ...
... settled that all three of us would give up sugar , towards saving the expense of his keep , if he might stay . It was hardest for Sandy , because he was particu- 25 larly fond of sweet things ; but then he was particularly fond of ...
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... he chiefly attended to . I think he knew that it was our field , and thought he was the watch - dog of it , and whenever a bird settled down anywhere , he barked at it , and then it flew away , and he ran barking after it till - - 103.
... he chiefly attended to . I think he knew that it was our field , and thought he was the watch - dog of it , and whenever a bird settled down anywhere , he barked at it , and then it flew away , and he ran barking after it till - - 103.
Contents
THE FUTURE | 1 |
THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS Daniel Webster | 11 |
THE PHANTOM PORTRAIT S T Coleridge | 29 |
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