De Quincey's WritingsTicknor, Reed, and Fields, 1850 |
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... occasion of this prac- tice was the lowness of wages , which , at that time would not allow them to indulge in ale or spirits ; and wages rising , it may be thought that this practice would cease : but , as I do not readily believe that ...
... occasion of this prac- tice was the lowness of wages , which , at that time would not allow them to indulge in ale or spirits ; and wages rising , it may be thought that this practice would cease : but , as I do not readily believe that ...
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... occasion to speak at the close of my Confessions , where I shall present the reader with the moral of my nar- rative . 1 PRELIMINARY CONFESSIONS . THESE preliminary confessions , or introductory FROM THE AUTHOR TO THE READER . xiii.
... occasion to speak at the close of my Confessions , where I shall present the reader with the moral of my nar- rative . 1 PRELIMINARY CONFESSIONS . THESE preliminary confessions , or introductory FROM THE AUTHOR TO THE READER . xiii.
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... occasion , when the noise of laughter had ceased , no sound , or rustling even , was to be heard in the bed - room . Dr. - had a painful complaint , which , sometimes keeping him awake , made him sleep , perhaps , when it did come , the ...
... occasion , when the noise of laughter had ceased , no sound , or rustling even , was to be heard in the bed - room . Dr. - had a painful complaint , which , sometimes keeping him awake , made him sleep , perhaps , when it did come , the ...
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... occasion to caution her as to her selection of inmates ; " for , " said he , " you must recollect , Betty , that this place is in the high road to the Head ; so that multitudes of Irish swindlers , running away from their debts into ...
... occasion to caution her as to her selection of inmates ; " for , " said he , " you must recollect , Betty , that this place is in the high road to the Head ; so that multitudes of Irish swindlers , running away from their debts into ...
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... occasion , to say , that a few fragments of bread from the breakfast - table of one individual , ( who supposed me to be ill , but did not know of my being in utter want , ) and these at uncertain intervals , constituted my whole ...
... occasion , to say , that a few fragments of bread from the breakfast - table of one individual , ( who supposed me to be ill , but did not know of my being in utter want , ) and these at uncertain intervals , constituted my whole ...
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