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Page 14
Such examples may convey a useful lesson to the great , may teach them to
smooth somewhat of their crested pride , ' and to treat with more observance and
regard than they are often disposed to do , men equal to them by nature ,
perhaps ...
Such examples may convey a useful lesson to the great , may teach them to
smooth somewhat of their crested pride , ' and to treat with more observance and
regard than they are often disposed to do , men equal to them by nature ,
perhaps ...
Page 26
In modern times , the nearly equal rank and cultivation ' of different European
kingdoms , gives much more opportunity than was enjoyed by the ancient world ,
for the comparison of facts , and the construction of system in the history of
mankind ...
In modern times , the nearly equal rank and cultivation ' of different European
kingdoms , gives much more opportunity than was enjoyed by the ancient world ,
for the comparison of facts , and the construction of system in the history of
mankind ...
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... I took it with equal warmth , and assured him , truly , it would give me infinite
pleasure to attend him . When we went to the theatre in the evening , and while I
was reading the box list , to determine where we should endeavour to find a
place ...
... I took it with equal warmth , and assured him , truly , it would give me infinite
pleasure to attend him . When we went to the theatre in the evening , and while I
was reading the box list , to determine where we should endeavour to find a
place ...
Page 39
though possessing the becoming pride of appearing among her equals with
equal advantages of dress and ornament ; she sparingly indulged in
gratifications which ill accorded with our limited fortune . She weighed with
admirable discretion ...
though possessing the becoming pride of appearing among her equals with
equal advantages of dress and ornament ; she sparingly indulged in
gratifications which ill accorded with our limited fortune . She weighed with
admirable discretion ...
Page 45
Snuff - boxes , tooth - picks , and mirrors , would be of equal use in both ; lap -
dogs might be distributed in one , pointers and spaniels in the other 8 . THE
LOUNGER : 45 Second letter from Jeremiah Dy-soon, containing a narrative of
his ...
Snuff - boxes , tooth - picks , and mirrors , would be of equal use in both ; lap -
dogs might be distributed in one , pointers and spaniels in the other 8 . THE
LOUNGER : 45 Second letter from Jeremiah Dy-soon, containing a narrative of
his ...
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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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