The British Essayists: The LoungerJ. Richardson, 1823 |
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... better calculated than more laboured and more extended compositions , from its diurnal or weekly appearance . The greater virtues are always the same ; but many of the lesser duties of social intercourse receive much of their complexion ...
... better calculated than more laboured and more extended compositions , from its diurnal or weekly appearance . The greater virtues are always the same ; but many of the lesser duties of social intercourse receive much of their complexion ...
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... better countenance by and by . ' At that moment a lady and her party , for whose 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 ...
... better countenance by and by . ' At that moment a lady and her party , for whose 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 ...
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... better dressed , at least more dressed than their predecessors ; and their complexions I think are better . But I am an old fellow , and apt to talk foolishly . ' I suspect , Caustic , ' said my friend , 4 . 19 THE LOUNGER . Comparison ...
... better dressed , at least more dressed than their predecessors ; and their complexions I think are better . But I am an old fellow , and apt to talk foolishly . ' I suspect , Caustic , ' said my friend , 4 . 19 THE LOUNGER . Comparison ...
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... better ; ' tis like plead- ing privilege for a debt which a man's own funds do not enable him to pay . A great man may perhaps be well - bred in a manner which little people do not understand ; but , trust me , he is a greater man who ...
... better ; ' tis like plead- ing privilege for a debt which a man's own funds do not enable him to pay . A great man may perhaps be well - bred in a manner which little people do not understand ; but , trust me , he is a greater man who ...
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... better of me than to suppose so . ' But I may come down from my declamation . Yonder are a set , fluttering in that box there , - young , to be sure , but they will never be older , ex- cept in wrinkles - I don't suppose they have an ...
... better of me than to suppose so . ' But I may come down from my declamation . Yonder are a set , fluttering in that box there , - young , to be sure , but they will never be older , ex- cept in wrinkles - I don't suppose they have an ...
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