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Page 80
... write them . " Had some of these , " cries Smollett in his bit- terness , " who were pleased to call themselves my friends , been at any pains to deserve the character , and told me ingenuously what I had to expect in the capacity of an ...
... write them . " Had some of these , " cries Smollett in his bit- terness , " who were pleased to call themselves my friends , been at any pains to deserve the character , and told me ingenuously what I had to expect in the capacity of an ...
Page 87
... write miscellaneously for reviews and other periodical pub- lications without making any decided hit . The learned ... write better because they write faster than he . In a sudden surge of misery he decides to drop litera- ture as a ...
... write miscellaneously for reviews and other periodical pub- lications without making any decided hit . The learned ... write better because they write faster than he . In a sudden surge of misery he decides to drop litera- ture as a ...
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... write to me . Pray , write directly . Write as if in repartee ... " " · • " My Dear Sir , " replies Goldy , " I thank you for your kind remembrance of me , for your most agreeable letter , and for your congratulations . " ( Boswell has ...
... write to me . Pray , write directly . Write as if in repartee ... " " · • " My Dear Sir , " replies Goldy , " I thank you for your kind remembrance of me , for your most agreeable letter , and for your congratulations . " ( Boswell has ...
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