Jerningham; or, The inconsistent man [by sir J.W. Kaye]. |
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Արդյունքներ 100–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
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... creed : but there were so many excellent sentences in these two chapters , that I have thought it fit to destroy them at once , because had I blotted out all that I thought good in them , I should have obliterated the whole text .
... creed : but there were so many excellent sentences in these two chapters , that I have thought it fit to destroy them at once , because had I blotted out all that I thought good in them , I should have obliterated the whole text .
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He thought , by the sobriety of his demeanour and the unrelaxing gravity of his appearance , to establish his superiority over me , and to conciliate the good opinion of my uncle . To laugh , to play , or in any manner to disport ...
He thought , by the sobriety of his demeanour and the unrelaxing gravity of his appearance , to establish his superiority over me , and to conciliate the good opinion of my uncle . To laugh , to play , or in any manner to disport ...
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They mean neither Frederick nor me , thought I ; for we were both of us manly - looking boys . Of whom could they be speaking ? I felt more at my ease ; there was nothing personal in this dialogue . " What , " resumed the first speaker ...
They mean neither Frederick nor me , thought I ; for we were both of us manly - looking boys . Of whom could they be speaking ? I felt more at my ease ; there was nothing personal in this dialogue . " What , " resumed the first speaker ...
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I thought that in my whole life I had never heard any thing so naturally eloquent . Everard spoke rather playfully than otherwise : there was nothing of solemnity in his enunciation . Early developed as was his intellect , and unusual ...
I thought that in my whole life I had never heard any thing so naturally eloquent . Everard spoke rather playfully than otherwise : there was nothing of solemnity in his enunciation . Early developed as was his intellect , and unusual ...
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He uttered what was uppermost in his thoughts , entirely regardless of opinion . It had never entered into his heart to conceive that he was in any way better than his fellows ; he had never made any comparisons ; he was altogether ...
He uttered what was uppermost in his thoughts , entirely regardless of opinion . It had never entered into his heart to conceive that he was in any way better than his fellows ; he had never made any comparisons ; he was altogether ...
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Jerningham; or, The inconsistent man [by sir J.W. Kaye]. sir John William Kaye Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1836 |
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