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Page iii
INTRODUCTION -- Character of the author , indolent with feeling , and vacant
with observation Mackenzie 2. Importance of the duty of manners 3. The vanity of
skill in what we do not know , and the pedantry of valuing ourselves on those ...
INTRODUCTION -- Character of the author , indolent with feeling , and vacant
with observation Mackenzie 2. Importance of the duty of manners 3. The vanity of
skill in what we do not know , and the pedantry of valuing ourselves on those ...
Page iv
Trifling circumstances often form the criterion of character - Judgment of a
company drawn from the different appearance of their hats Cullen 13. The
consequences of a town education and society to the family of a country
gentleman ; in a ...
Trifling circumstances often form the criterion of character - Judgment of a
company drawn from the different appearance of their hats Cullen 13. The
consequences of a town education and society to the family of a country
gentleman ; in a ...
Page v
Fraser Tytler . 25. Critical examination of the tragedy of the Fair Penitent - Some
remarks on Mrs. Siddons's performance of the character of Calista . D. Hume 26.
Insignificance and unhappiness of a certain species of bachelor - lounger Craig ...
Fraser Tytler . 25. Critical examination of the tragedy of the Fair Penitent - Some
remarks on Mrs. Siddons's performance of the character of Calista . D. Hume 26.
Insignificance and unhappiness of a certain species of bachelor - lounger Craig ...
Page vi
Character and story of Flavillus Craig 36. Narrative of a country family raised to
sudden affluence by the arrival of a son from India , and of the taxes to which the
enjoyment of its wealth is subject ; in a letter from Marjory Mushroom Mackenzie ...
Character and story of Flavillus Craig 36. Narrative of a country family raised to
sudden affluence by the arrival of a son from India , and of the taxes to which the
enjoyment of its wealth is subject ; in a letter from Marjory Mushroom Mackenzie ...
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As far as the freedom from dissipation extends , the writer of the present paper
thinks he may lay claim to the last of those characters . It were needless , and
indeed improper , tò trouble his readers with the history of those incidents in his
life ...
As far as the freedom from dissipation extends , the writer of the present paper
thinks he may lay claim to the last of those characters . It were needless , and
indeed improper , tò trouble his readers with the history of those incidents in his
life ...
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| Title | The British Essayists: Lounger Volume 30 of The British Essayists, James Ferguson Volume 30 of The British Essayists: With Prefaces, Biographical, Historical, and Critical, James Ferguson |
| Editor | James Ferguson |
| Contributor | James Ferguson |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | J. Richardson and Company, 1823 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 11 Jan 2006 |
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