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Oxford University Press, 1866

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Сторінка 150 - In their bloom, And the names he loved to hear Have been carved for many a year On the tomb.
Сторінка 163 - O ! then. I see, queen Mab hath been with you. She is the fairies' midwife ; and she comes In shape no bigger than an agate stone On the fore-finger of an alderman,* Drawn with a team of little atomies Over' men's noses as they lie asleep : Her waggon-spokes made of long spinners...
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Сторінка 119 - As in smooth oil the razor best is whet, So wit is by politeness sharpest set : Their want of edge from their offence is seen ; Both pain us least when exquisitely keen.
Сторінка 107 - For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have enclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
Сторінка 313 - His breath like caller air ; His very foot has music in't As he comes up the stair. And will I see his face again ? And will I hear him speak ? I'm downright dizzy wi' the thought, In troth I'm like
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Сторінка 135 - Origin and History of the English Language, and of the early literature it embodies. By the Hon. George P. Marsh. US Minister at Turin, Author of " Lectures on the English Language.

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