The Piazza Tales
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简介:When I removed into the country, it was to occupy an old-fashioned farm-house, which had no piazzaa deficiency the more regretted, because not only did I like piazzas, as somehow combining the cozines...
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简介:When I removed into the country, it was to occupy an old-fashioned farm-house, which had no piazzaa deficiency the more regretted, because not only did I like piazzas, as somehow combining the cozines...
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简介:His cheek was fair, his chin downy, his hair flaxen, his hat a white fur one, with a long fleecy nap. He had neither trunk, valise, carpet-bag, nor parcel. No porter followed him. He was unaccompanied...
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简介:Wellingborough, as you are going to sea, suppose you take this shooting-jacket of mine along; it's just the thingtake it, it will save the expense of another. You see, it's quite warm; fine long skirt...
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简介:When our frigate lay in Callao, on the coast of Peruher last harbour in the PacificI found myself without a grego, or sailor's surtout; and as, toward the end of a three years' cruise, no pea-jackets ...
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简介:IN old times authors were proud of the privilege of dedicating their works to Majesty. A right noble custom, which we of Berkshire must revive. For whether we will or no, Majesty is all around us here...
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简介:IT WAS the middle of a bright tropical afternoon that we made good our escape from the bay. The vessel we sought lay with her main-topsail aback about a league from the land, and was the only object t...
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简介:There are few circumstances among those which make up the present condition of human knowledge, more unlike what might have been expected, or more significant of the backward state in which speculatio...
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简介:The object of this Essay is to explain as clearly as I am able, the grounds of an opinion which I have held from the very earliest period when I had formed any opinions at all on social or political m...
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简介:Of these Essays, which were written in 1829 and 1830, the fifth alone has been previously printed. The other four have hitherto remained in manuscript, because, during the temporary suspension of publ...