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Page 29
... at my time of life , either alone , or in company not quite to one's mind . ' Tis like
drinking a bottle of claret ; the liquor is something ; but nine - tenths of the bargain
is in the companion with whom one drinks it . As he spoke this , he gave me his ...
... at my time of life , either alone , or in company not quite to one's mind . ' Tis like
drinking a bottle of claret ; the liquor is something ; but nine - tenths of the bargain
is in the companion with whom one drinks it . As he spoke this , he gave me his ...
Page 48
During the time I was abroad I heard repeatedly concerning Aspasia . The last
accounts I received of her gave me much uneasiness . I was informed , that she
discovered a fondness for dress , a vanity and love of admiration unworthy of her
...
During the time I was abroad I heard repeatedly concerning Aspasia . The last
accounts I received of her gave me much uneasiness . I was informed , that she
discovered a fondness for dress , a vanity and love of admiration unworthy of her
...
Page 49
My opponent was a man new and unknown in the country , but who had lately
purchased an estate in it , and had brought home an immense fortune from India ,
which , it was said , gave him considerable influence in the direction of affairs in ...
My opponent was a man new and unknown in the country , but who had lately
purchased an estate in it , and had brought home an immense fortune from India ,
which , it was said , gave him considerable influence in the direction of affairs in ...
Page 51
I at once took my resolution , and immediately declared that I gave up the
competition , and left the field to Sir Thomas . No sooner was this known , than my
good and trusty friends came all flocking to me , and expressed their
astonishment at ...
I at once took my resolution , and immediately declared that I gave up the
competition , and left the field to Sir Thomas . No sooner was this known , than my
good and trusty friends came all flocking to me , and expressed their
astonishment at ...
Page 52
My reading also gave me much amusement ; it lay almost entirely in works of
taste , the classics , and the best modern books of belles lettres . I felt a vanity in
thinking my taste was every day improving , and that my natural sensibility of
mind ...
My reading also gave me much amusement ; it lay almost entirely in works of
taste , the classics , and the best modern books of belles lettres . I felt a vanity in
thinking my taste was every day improving , and that my natural sensibility of
mind ...
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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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