The British Essayists: The AdventurerLittle, Brown, 1866 |
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... happened ; and may therefore be of use to prove that we can always feel more than we can imagine , and that the most artful fiction must give way to truth . " I am , Sir , T " Your humble servant , " DUBIUS " No. 93. TUESDAY , SEPTEMBER ...
... happened ; and may therefore be of use to prove that we can always feel more than we can imagine , and that the most artful fiction must give way to truth . " I am , Sir , T " Your humble servant , " DUBIUS " No. 93. TUESDAY , SEPTEMBER ...
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... happened that Ned , in the midst of his happiness and prosperity , was prevailed upon to buy a lottery ticket . The moment his hope was fixed upon an object which industry could not ob- tain , he determined to be industrious no longer ...
... happened that Ned , in the midst of his happiness and prosperity , was prevailed upon to buy a lottery ticket . The moment his hope was fixed upon an object which industry could not ob- tain , he determined to be industrious no longer ...
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... happened to Evander more than he expected ? nothing that he possessed was diminished , nor was any possibility of advan- tage cut off ; with respect to these and every other reality he was in the same state , as if he had never heard of ...
... happened to Evander more than he expected ? nothing that he possessed was diminished , nor was any possibility of advan- tage cut off ; with respect to these and every other reality he was in the same state , as if he had never heard of ...
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... a listless indifference , which , if he could have preserved in contrary circum- stances , would have invested him with the dignity of a stoic . It happened that yesterday I paid Curio another visit . NO . 96 . 37 ADVENTURER .
... a listless indifference , which , if he could have preserved in contrary circum- stances , would have invested him with the dignity of a stoic . It happened that yesterday I paid Curio another visit . NO . 96 . 37 ADVENTURER .
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It happened that yesterday I paid Curio another visit . I found him in his chamber ; his head was swathed in flannel , and his countenance was pale . I was alarmed at these appearances of disease ; and inquired , with an honest ...
It happened that yesterday I paid Curio another visit . I found him in his chamber ; his head was swathed in flannel , and his countenance was pale . I was alarmed at these appearances of disease ; and inquired , with an honest ...
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