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Men, Women, and Books; A Selection of Sketches, Essays, and Critical Memoirs, from His Uncollected Prose Writings... Volume 1 by Leigh Hunt (Paperback / softback, 2013)

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1847 edition. Excerpt: ... JACK ABBOTT'S BREAKFAST. Animal spirits.--A Dominie Sampson drawn from the life.--Many things fall out between the (breakfast) cup and the lip.--A magistrate drawn from the life.--Is breakfast ever to be taken, or is it t 1--The question answered.What a breakfast I shall eat! thought Jack Abbott, as he turned into Middle Temple Lane, towards the chambers of his old friend and tutor, Goodall.How I shall swill the tea! how cram down the rolls (especially the inside bits)! how apologize for 'one cup more!'--But Goodall is an excellent old fellow--he won't mind. To be sure, I'm rather late. The rolls, I'm afraid, wild be cold, or double baked; but anything will be delicious. If I met a baker, I could eat his basket. Jack Abbott was a good-hearted, careless fellow, who had walked that morning from Hendon, to breakfast with his old friend by appointment, and afterwards consult his late father's lawyer. He was the son of a clergyman more dignified by rank than by solemnity of manners, hut an excellent person too, who had some remorse in leaving a family of sons with little provision, but comforted himself with reflecting that he had gifted them with good constitutions and cheerful natures, and that they would '-find their legs somehow, as indeed they all did; for very good legs they were, whether to dance away care with, or make love with, or walk seven miles to breakfast with, as Jack had done that morning; and so they all got on accordingly, and clubbed up a comfortable maintenance for the prebendary's widow, who, sanguine and loving as her husband, almost wept out of a fondness of delight, whenever she thought either of their legs or their affection. As to Jack himself, he was the youngest, and at present the least successful, of...

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Theclassics.US
ISBN-10
1230205292
ISBN-13
9781230205298
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Author
Leigh Hunt
Format
Paperback / Softback, Trade Paperback (US) ,Unsewn / Adhesive Bound
Language
English
Topic
History: World & General

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Black & White Illustrations
Date of Publication
12/09/2013
Country of Publication
United States

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Men, Women, and Books; A Selection of Sketches, Essays, and Critical Memoirs, from His Uncollected Prose Writings... Volume 1 by Leigh Hunt (Paperback / softback, 2013)

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