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The Percy Anecdotes, Revised Edition: To which is Added, a Valuable ... - Page 174
1852
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Essays: Biographical, Critical, and Historical; Illustrative of ..., Volume 2

Nathan Drake - 1810 - 532 pages
...gothic story); and that on the uppermostbanister of a great staircase, I saw a gigantic hand in armour. In the evening I sat down, and began to write, without knowing in the least what I intended to say or relate. The work grew on my hands, and I grew fond of it. Add, that I was very...
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Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical: Illustrative of ..., Volume 2

Nathan Drake - 1810 - 530 pages
...story); and that on- the upper. most banister of a great staircase, I saw a gigantic hand in armour. In the evening I sat down, and began to write, without knowing in the least what I intended to say or relate. The work grew on my hands, and I grew fond of it. Add, that I was very...
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Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical: Illustrative of ..., Volume 2

Nathan Drake - 1810 - 528 pages
...story); and that on the upper-. most banister of a great staircase, I saw a gigantic hand in armour. In the evening I sat down, and began to write, without knowing in the least what I intended to say or relate. The work grew on my hands, and I grew fond of it. Add, that I was very...
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The History of Fiction: Being a Critical Account of the Most ..., Volume 3

John Colin Dunlop - 1816 - 538 pages
...story,) and that on the uppermost bannister of a great stair-case, I saw a gigantic hand in armour. In the evening I sat down and began to write, without knowing in the least what I intended td say or relate. The work grew on my hands, and I grew fond of it. Add, that I ' was very...
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Private Correspondence of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford: Now ..., Volume 3

Horace Walpole - 1820 - 524 pages
...Gothiq story,) and that on the uppermost bannister of a great staircase I saw a gigantic hand in armour. In the evening I sat down, and began to write, without knowing in the least what I intended to say or relate. The work grew on my hands, and I grew fond of it — add, that I was very...
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Lives of the novelists, Volumes 1-2

sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1825 - 554 pages
...gleaned subjects for poetry and for romantic fiction, as well as for historical controversy. what I intended to say or relate. The work grew on my hands, and I grew fond of it. Add, that I was very glad to think of anything rather than politics. In short, I was so engrossed with...
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The Miscellaneous Prose Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart: Biographical and ...

Walter Scott - 1829 - 546 pages
...story,) and that on the uppermost bannister of a great staircase, I saw a gigantic hand in armour. la the evening I sat down and began to write, without knowing in the least what I intended to say or relate. The work grew on my hands, and I grew fond of it. Add, that I was very...
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The Etymological Compendium, Or, Portfolio of Origins and Inventions ...

William Pulleyn - 1830 - 402 pages
...ancient castle, and that on the uppermost bannister of a great staircase I saw a gigantic hand in armour. In the evening I sat down, and began to write, without knowing in the least what I intended to say or relate. The work grew on my hands, and I grew fond of it, so that I was very glad...
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The Prose Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart: Biographical memoirs of eminent ...

Walter Scott - 1834 - 506 pages
...hand. in armour. In the evening I eat down and began to write, •without knowing in the least what I intended to say or relate. The work grew on my hands, and I grew fond of it. Add, that I was very glad to think of any thing rather than politics. In short, I was so engrossed...
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The borough, continued. Occasional pieces. The world of dreams. Tales

George Crabbe - 1834 - 340 pages
...story), and that on the uppermost banister of a great staircase, I saw a gigantic hand, in armour. In the evening, I sat down and began to write, without knowing in the least what I intended to say or relate. Die work grew on my hands, and 1 grew fond of it . Add, that I was very...
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