The British Essayists: The LoungerJ. Richardson, 1823 |
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... appearance of their hats • 13. The consequences of a town education and society to the family of a country gen- Anonymous Craig Abercromby Anonymous Cullen tleman ; in a letter from Agrestis M'Leod Bannatyn 14. Narrative of a modern ...
... appearance of their hats • 13. The consequences of a town education and society to the family of a country gen- Anonymous Craig Abercromby Anonymous Cullen tleman ; in a letter from Agrestis M'Leod Bannatyn 14. Narrative of a modern ...
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... appearance . The greater virtues are always the same ; but many of the lesser duties of social intercourse receive much of their complexion from the daily fluctuating circumstances of custom and of fashion . But the creed of custom is ...
... appearance . The greater virtues are always the same ; but many of the lesser duties of social intercourse receive much of their complexion from the daily fluctuating circumstances of custom and of fashion . But the creed of custom is ...
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... appearance nature has been less bountiful to Camillus : his figure is mean and un- graceful ; and from his air and manner a stranger would be apt to take him for any thing rather than a gentleman . With all this , Camillus fancies that ...
... appearance nature has been less bountiful to Camillus : his figure is mean and un- graceful ; and from his air and manner a stranger would be apt to take him for any thing rather than a gentleman . With all this , Camillus fancies that ...
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... , I am per- suaded , his gentle modesty hardly permitted him to consider 12 3 . THE LOUNGER . Trifling circumstances often form criterion of character-Judgment a company drawn from the different appearance of their hats.
... , I am per- suaded , his gentle modesty hardly permitted him to consider 12 3 . THE LOUNGER . Trifling circumstances often form criterion of character-Judgment a company drawn from the different appearance of their hats.
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... appearance the dancers were waiting , were just en- tering the room , and seemed in a great hurry to get forward . Their progress , however , was a good deal impeded by a tall stout young man , who had taken his station just at the ...
... appearance the dancers were waiting , were just en- tering the room , and seemed in a great hurry to get forward . Their progress , however , was a good deal impeded by a tall stout young man , who had taken his station just at the ...
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