The Works of Hannah More, Volume 1Harper, 1872 |
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Page 9
... hand be elated by a celebrity which he may owe more to his novelty than to his genius , more to a happy combi . nation in the circumstances of the times , than to his own skill or care ; -and most of all , to his having diligently ...
... hand be elated by a celebrity which he may owe more to his novelty than to his genius , more to a happy combi . nation in the circumstances of the times , than to his own skill or care ; -and most of all , to his having diligently ...
Page 10
... hand framing this remark , more than one affecting corroboration of its truth occurs . May this reflection , at once painful and salutary , be ever at hand to curb the insolence of success , or to countervail the mortification of defeat ...
... hand framing this remark , more than one affecting corroboration of its truth occurs . May this reflection , at once painful and salutary , be ever at hand to curb the insolence of success , or to countervail the mortification of defeat ...
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... hands of the guest . See Moliere's comedy . The society at the hotel de Rambouillet , though composed of the most polite ... hand , Waves o'er the room her poppy wand , Arrives the stranger ; every guest Conspires to torture the distrest ...
... hands of the guest . See Moliere's comedy . The society at the hotel de Rambouillet , though composed of the most polite ... hand , Waves o'er the room her poppy wand , Arrives the stranger ; every guest Conspires to torture the distrest ...
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... hand a narrow walk through this thicket , which is since called the Monk's - walk . He had no sooner begun to clear the way , than lo ! suddenly up - started from the chair the ghost of bishop BONNER , who , in a tone of just and bitter ...
... hand a narrow walk through this thicket , which is since called the Monk's - walk . He had no sooner begun to clear the way , than lo ! suddenly up - started from the chair the ghost of bishop BONNER , who , in a tone of just and bitter ...
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... hand despotic from the town , When ALMACK's doors wide open stand , And the gay partner's offer'd hand Courts to the dance ; when steaming rooms , Fetid with ungents and perfumes , Invite you to the mobs polite Of three sure balls in ...
... hand despotic from the town , When ALMACK's doors wide open stand , And the gay partner's offer'd hand Courts to the dance ; when steaming rooms , Fetid with ungents and perfumes , Invite you to the mobs polite Of three sure balls in ...
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