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Last of all, the style of Oberon lies, if anything, nearer that of the solid works in German which professional students expect to consult, than the style of classical dramas does...
...next-door neighbor came to me as soothingly as the sound of the waves on the beach. As I lay communing with my inner consciousness there was a knock at the door. Without waiting for any summons in walked a form which I had seen before. As he came nearer I saw it was an old acquaintance, familiarly known at college as Lampy. Somewhat surprised at the unexpected apparition, I hesitated a moment; but then remembering previous experience I said, with a haughty tone, "I don't care to subscribe. Not this evening. S'm other...
...nearer, gleams old Newburyport's enchanted ground...
THREE days had passed since Mr. Edmund Austen's coming, and I was no nearer the truth than before ; and to-morrow the entire family would return to Boston...
...Near and nearer drives the ship...