The British Essayists: With Prefaces, Biographical, Historical and Critical, 2 tomas |
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... before their deaths ; The valiant never taste of death but once . Of all the wonders that I yet have heard , It seems most strange to me that men should fear , Seeing that death , a necessary end , Will come , when it will come .
... before their deaths ; The valiant never taste of death but once . Of all the wonders that I yet have heard , It seems most strange to me that men should fear , Seeing that death , a necessary end , Will come , when it will come .
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Bibliografinė informacija
| Pavadinimas | The British Essayists With Prefaces, Biographical, Historical and Critical, 2 tomas The British Essayists: With Prefaces, Biographical, Historical and Critical, Lionel Thomas Berguer |
| Redaktorius | Lionel Thomas Berguer |
| Leidėjas | T. and J. Allman, 1823 |
| Originalas iš | Oksfordo universitetas |
| Pakeista skaitmenine forma | 13 birželio 2007 |
| Eksportuoti šaltinį | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |