The British Essayists: The LoungerJ. Richardson, 1823 |
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Page 14
... equal to them by nature , perhaps superior in nature's best and choicest gifts . Of the last species of weakness taken notice of in this paper , the credit we take for the talents we pos- sess , the reason seems obvious enough , that ...
... equal to them by nature , perhaps superior in nature's best and choicest gifts . Of the last species of weakness taken notice of in this paper , the credit we take for the talents we pos- sess , the reason seems obvious enough , that ...
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... equal rank and cultiva- tion ' of different European kingdoms , gives much more opportunity than was enjoyed by the ancient world , for the comparison of facts , and the construc- tion of system in the history of mankind ; while 26 5 ...
... equal rank and cultiva- tion ' of different European kingdoms , gives much more opportunity than was enjoyed by the ancient world , for the comparison of facts , and the construc- tion of system in the history of mankind ; while 26 5 ...
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... equal warmth , and as- sured 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 , a ...
... equal warmth , and as- sured 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 , a ...
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... 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 the greater against the lesser duties of life , and made ...
... 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 the greater against the lesser duties of life , and made ...
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... serve indiscriminately for both divisions . 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 . 45 THE LOUNGER .
... serve indiscriminately for both divisions . 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 . 45 THE LOUNGER .
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