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" Then in somewhat a more heightened tone, I told how, though their great-grandmother Field loved all her grand-children, yet in an especial manner she might be said to love their uncle, John L , because he was so handsome and spirited a youth, and a king... "
Poems and Essays - Page 237
by Charles Lamb - 1879 - 639 pages
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The London Magazine, Volume 5

1822 - 734 pages
...nectarines, oranges, and such like common baits of children. Here John slyly deposited back upon the plate a bunch of grapes, which, not unobserved by Alice,...because he was so handsome and spirited a youth, and a king to the rest of us ; and, instead of moping about in solitary comers, like some of us, he would...
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Spirit of the English Magazines, Volume 11

1822 - 496 pages
...John slyly deposited back upon the plate a bunch of grapes, which, not unobserved by Alice, he hud meditated dividing with her, and both seemed willing...because he was so handsome and spirited a youth, and a king to the rest of us ; and, instead of moping about in solitary corners, like some of us, he would...
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Essays of Elia

Charles Lamb - Essays - 1835 - 440 pages
...nectarines, oranges, and such like common baits of children. Here John slyly deposited back upon the plate a bunch of grapes, which, not unobserved by Alice,...because he was so handsome and spirited a youth, and a king to the rest of us ; and, instead of moping about in solitary corners, like some of us, he would...
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Leisure Hours

English fiction - 1835 - 356 pages
...nectarines, oranges, and such like common baits of children. Here John slily deposited back upon the plate a bunch of grapes, which, not unobserved by Alice,...because he was so handsome and spirited a youth, and a king to the rest of us; and, instead of moping about in solitary corners, like some of us,. he would...
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The Republic of Letters: A Weekly Republication of Standard Literature, Volume 3

English literature - 1835 - 432 pages
...nectarines, oranges, and such like common baits of children. Here John slyly deposited back upon the plate a bunch of grapes, which, not unobserved by Alice,...because he was so handsome and spirited a youth, and a king to the rest of us ; and, instead of moping about in solitary corners, like some of us, he would...
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The Republic of Letters: A Weekly Republication of Standard Literature, Volume 3

1835 - 430 pages
...nectarines, oranges, and such like common baits of children. Here John slyly deposited back upon the plate a bunch of grapes, which, not unobserved by Alice,...irrelevant. Then in somewhat a more heightened tone, I told bow, though their great-grandmother Field loved all her grand-children, yet in an especial manner she...
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The Prose Works of Charles Lamb ...: Elia. First series

Charles Lamb - English literature - 1836 - 362 pages
...nectarines, oranges, and such like common baits of children. Here John slyly deposited back upon the plate a bunch of grapes, which, not unobserved by Alice,...because he was so handsome and spirited a youth, and a king to the rest of us ; and, instead of moping about in solitary corners, like some of us, he would...
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The Works of Charles Lamb: To which are Prefixed, His Letters, and a Sketch ...

Charles Lamb, Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1838 - 486 pages
...nectarines, oranges, and such like common baits of children. Here John slyly deposited back upon the plate a bunch of grapes, which, not unobserved by Alice,...because he was so handsome and spirited a youth, and a king to the rest of us ; and, instead of moping about in solitary corners, like some of us, he would...
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Christian Examiner and Theological Review, Volume 5; Volume 23

Theology - 1838 - 420 pages
...nectarines, oranges, and such like common baits of children. Here John slyly deposited back upon the plate a bunch of grapes, which, not unobserved by Alice,...to relinquish them for the present as irrelevant." In " Blakesmoor in H shire " he mourns over the destruction of the same old mansion ; but his busy...
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The essays of Elia

Charles Lamb - 1840 - 304 pages
...nectarines, oranges, and such-like common baits of children. Here John slyly deposited back upon the plate a bunch of grapes, which, not unobserved by Alice,...and both seemed willing to relinquish them for the i present as irrelevant. Then, in somewhat a more heightened tone, I told how, though their great-grandmother...
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