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The Life of Henry John Temple, Viscount Palmerston: With Selections from His ... - Page 21
by Henry Lytton Bulwer Baron Dalling and Bulwer - 1871
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Recollections of Curran and Some of His Contemporaries

Charles Phillips - 1818 - 356 pages
...return no more, for, ' We spent them not in toys, or lust, or wine, But search of deep philosophy, Wit, eloquence, and poesy — Arts which I loved; for they, my friend, were thine- ! But, iriy Lords, to return to a subject, from which to have thus far departed, I think may not be...
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The Edinburgh Magazine and Literary Miscellany, Volume 82

English literature - 1818 - 616 pages
...they can return no more, for " We spent them not on toys, or lust, or But search of deep philosophy, Wit, eloquence, and poesy,^ Arts which I loved ; for they, my friend, were thine." " But, my Lords, to return to a subject, from which to have thus far departed, I think may not be wholly...
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The Life of the Right Honourable John Philpot Curran, Late Master ..., Volume 1

William Henry Curran - Lawyers - 1819 - 468 pages
...never more return, for " We spent them not in toys, or lust, or wine, But search of deep philosophy, Wit, eloquence, and poesy, Arts which I loved, for they, my friend, were thine*." COWLEY. * Lord Avomnore, in whose breast political resentment was easily subdued, by the same noble...
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Recollections of Curran, and Some of His Contemporaries

Charles Phillips - Biography - 1822 - 434 pages
...can return no more"— " We spent them not in toys, or lust, or wine; But search 6f deep philosophy, Wit; eloquence, and poesy, Arts which I loved; for they, my friend, were thine." This society was entitled, no doubt very appropriately, " The Monks of the Screw." It met on every...
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Lives of illustrious ... Irishmen, ed. by J. Wills, Volume 5, Part 1

Irishman - 1843 - 258 pages
...never more return; for " We spent them not in toys, or lust, or wine, But search of deep philosophy, Wit, eloquence, and poesy ; Arts which I loved ; for they, my friend, were thine." The sequel to this incident is truly and affectingly characteristic — it had the effect of reconciling...
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Lives of Illustrious and Distinguished Irishmen: From the ..., Volume 5, Part 1

James Wills - Ireland - 1846 - 262 pages
...never more return; for " We spent them not in toys, or lust, or wine, But search of deep philosophy, Wit, eloquence, and poesy ; Arts which I loved ; for they, my friend, were thine." The sequel to this incident is truly and affectingly characteristic — it had the effect of reconciling...
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The St. James's magazine and heraldic and historical register, ed. by J.B. Burke

sir John Bernard Burke - 1850 - 516 pages
...never more return! For ' Wo spent them not in toys, or lust, or wine ; But search of deep philosophy, Wit, eloquence, and poesy — Arts which I loved, for they, my friend, were thine.' The moment the court rose, Lord Avonmore, who possessed a remarkably frank and generous disposition, sent...
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Curran and His Contemporaries

Charles Phillips - Ireland - 1850 - 520 pages
...can return no more,— " We spent them not in toys, or lust, or wine ; But search of deep philosophy, Wit, eloquence, and poesy, Arts which I loved ; for they, my friend ! were thine." This society was entitled, no doubt very appropriately, " The Monks of the Screw." It met oa every...
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Curran and His Contemporaries

Charles Phillips - Ireland - 1851 - 464 pages
...return no more, for " ' We spent them not in toys, or lust, or wine; But search of deep philosophy, Wit, eloquence, and poesy— Arts which I loved; for they, my friend! were thine. 7 But, my lords, to return to a subject from which we have thus far departed, I think may not be wholly...
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The National Speaker: Containing Exercises, Original and Selected, in Prose ...

Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - Elocution - 1851 - 328 pages
...never more return, for We spent them not in toys, or lust, or winek^ But search of deep philosophy, Wit, eloquence, and poesy, Arts which I loved ; for they, my friend, were thine. A COLUMBIAN ORATOR. JG ADAMS. ONE of the most remarkable characters I have ever known was Mr. Columbus...
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