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... story of a “ foolish ramble , ” is probably record- ing , as Katharine Balderston suggests , her brother's first piece of fiction . 15 One detail — that his mean friend offered to loan him a horse but produced instead an oak ...
... story of a “ foolish ramble , ” is probably record- ing , as Katharine Balderston suggests , her brother's first piece of fiction . 15 One detail — that his mean friend offered to loan him a horse but produced instead an oak ...
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... story as well as Mr. Garrick . " The manner of telling is remarkably similar to that of Beau Nash , whose favorite story of a covetous old parson is reported in full in Goldsmith's biography . There is the same digressiveness and the ...
... story as well as Mr. Garrick . " The manner of telling is remarkably similar to that of Beau Nash , whose favorite story of a covetous old parson is reported in full in Goldsmith's biography . There is the same digressiveness and the ...
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... stories " ( 4:39 ) . To be " fondest " of their company , to emphasize their harmlessness , suggests another aspect of ... story about it , in which Innocence and Simplicity , aided by Wise Power , triumph over Base Cunning . But we are ...
... stories " ( 4:39 ) . To be " fondest " of their company , to emphasize their harmlessness , suggests another aspect of ... story about it , in which Innocence and Simplicity , aided by Wise Power , triumph over Base Cunning . But we are ...
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