I NOW hold the pen for my Lord Bolingbroke, who is reading your letter between two haycocks, but his attention is somewhat diverted by casting his eyes on the clouds, not in admiration of what you say, but for fear of a shower. The Works - Página 186de Jonathan Swift - 1884Visualização completa - Sobre este livro
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