Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1933 |
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Pagina 132
... conversation , and so long had he been accustomed to live by chance , that he would at any time go to the tavern without scruple , and trust for the reckoning to the liberality of his company , and frequently of company to whom he was ...
... conversation , and so long had he been accustomed to live by chance , that he would at any time go to the tavern without scruple , and trust for the reckoning to the liberality of his company , and frequently of company to whom he was ...
Pagina 158
... conversation would have been thought a sufficient recompense for his entertainment . He lodged as much by accident as he dined , and passed the night sometimes in mean houses , which are set open at night to any casual wanderers , some ...
... conversation would have been thought a sufficient recompense for his entertainment . He lodged as much by accident as he dined , and passed the night sometimes in mean houses , which are set open at night to any casual wanderers , some ...
Pagina 218
... conversation , and desisted from study , he had neither business nor amusement ; for having , by some ridiculous resolution or mad vow , determined never to wear spectacles , he could make little use of books in his later years : his ...
... conversation , and desisted from study , he had neither business nor amusement ; for having , by some ridiculous resolution or mad vow , determined never to wear spectacles , he could make little use of books in his later years : his ...
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