The Oxford Thackeray: With Illustrations, Issue 76, Volume 8H. Frowde, Oxford University Press, 1829 |
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Page 323 - I should be sorry, my honest Bob, that thou didst not undergo the malady. Every man ought to be in love a few times in his life, and to have a smart attack of the fever. You are the better for it when it is over : the better for your misfortune if you endure it with a manly heart...
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