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... of his expedition to England for the benefit of his health Mackenzie . . . . No. 46.
The power of fashion in regulating vi CONTENTS .
... of his expedition to England for the benefit of his health Mackenzie . . . . No. 46.
The power of fashion in regulating vi CONTENTS .
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The power of fashion in regulating the deportment of men towards the other sex ;
in a letter from Almeria . Anonymous 47. Law of Amasis , for every Egyptian to
give an account of his manner of livelihood - Dream of such an institution in
Britain ...
The power of fashion in regulating the deportment of men towards the other sex ;
in a letter from Almeria . Anonymous 47. Law of Amasis , for every Egyptian to
give an account of his manner of livelihood - Dream of such an institution in
Britain ...
Page 8
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 not always
that of right ...
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 not always
that of right ...
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With all this , Camillus fancies that there is an uncommon degree of elegance in
his form , and cannot conceal his ambition to be considered as a man of fashion .
But the most amusing instance of this sort I have 10 2 . THE LOUNGER .
With all this , Camillus fancies that there is an uncommon degree of elegance in
his form , and cannot conceal his ambition to be considered as a man of fashion .
But the most amusing instance of this sort I have 10 2 . THE LOUNGER .
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... ( that looked however as if the fashion had come to them rather than that they
had been made for the fashion ) ; his white silk stockings ornamented with figured
clocks , and his shoes with high insteps , buckled with small round gold buckles .
... ( that looked however as if the fashion had come to them rather than that they
had been made for the fashion ) ; his white silk stockings ornamented with figured
clocks , and his shoes with high insteps , buckled with small round gold buckles .
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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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