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... later work , the tale has something for every taste : sentimental pathos , cynicism , understated wit , farcical comedy , and self- mockery . That it had some basis in fact is indicated by his later assuring Catherine of its veracity ...
... later work , the tale has something for every taste : sentimental pathos , cynicism , understated wit , farcical comedy , and self- mockery . That it had some basis in fact is indicated by his later assuring Catherine of its veracity ...
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... later , and again for the last seven years of his life , he was not destined to arrive there just yet . Having reached Dublin he proceeded to gamble away the funds that Contarine had supplied . With comic inevitability he had once more ...
... later , and again for the last seven years of his life , he was not destined to arrive there just yet . Having reached Dublin he proceeded to gamble away the funds that Contarine had supplied . With comic inevitability he had once more ...
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... later would decisively establish his name . Padua detained him for six months , followed by Verona and Venice . Then , toward the end of the year , he began his homeward trek , supporting himself in Holberg's manner by begging a night's ...
... later would decisively establish his name . Padua detained him for six months , followed by Verona and Venice . Then , toward the end of the year , he began his homeward trek , supporting himself in Holberg's manner by begging a night's ...
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