The English Essay and EssayistJ. M. Dent & sons, Limited, 1934 - 343 pages |
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Page 57
... stories with which Fuller loved to garnish his essays . are another characteristic in which he differs from the rest ... story of a hungry man who stayed in a cook's shop till the smell made him full , and when the cook demanded payment ...
... stories with which Fuller loved to garnish his essays . are another characteristic in which he differs from the rest ... story of a hungry man who stayed in a cook's shop till the smell made him full , and when the cook demanded payment ...
Page 59
... stories quoted hitherto have been of the amusing sort , and Fuller liked them so when they were to be had and would ... story of Dr. Whitaker thanking Mr. West " for giving him correction when his young scholar ; " and time has left the ...
... stories quoted hitherto have been of the amusing sort , and Fuller liked them so when they were to be had and would ... story of Dr. Whitaker thanking Mr. West " for giving him correction when his young scholar ; " and time has left the ...
Page 113
... story has been doubted ; but Johnson told Malone that he had it from Savage , who lived in intimacy with Steele , and who mentioned that Steele told him the story with tears in his eyes . John- son said to Boswell : Sir , it is ...
... story has been doubted ; but Johnson told Malone that he had it from Savage , who lived in intimacy with Steele , and who mentioned that Steele told him the story with tears in his eyes . John- son said to Boswell : Sir , it is ...
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