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Page 8
Even of the first class , the reward they hope for their labours consists often in the
opportunity of coming down with advantage to the region of the latter ; like the
hero of a pageant , who looks forward to the hour when he shall undo his
trappings ...
Even of the first class , the reward they hope for their labours consists often in the
opportunity of coming down with advantage to the region of the latter ; like the
hero of a pageant , who looks forward to the hour when he shall undo his
trappings ...
Page 30
... the wires of Miss Lunardi on t'other , that he was fain to give up the matter of
seeing ; -as to hearing it was out of the question . I hope , colonel , you have been
well entertained , 2 6 6 said the mistress of the box , at the 30 THE LOUNGER . 6
.
... the wires of Miss Lunardi on t'other , that he was fain to give up the matter of
seeing ; -as to hearing it was out of the question . I hope , colonel , you have been
well entertained , 2 6 6 said the mistress of the box , at the 30 THE LOUNGER . 6
.
Page 33
An old bachelor like me , who has no girls of his own , except he is a very peevish
fellow , which I hope I am not , looks on every one of these young creatures in
some measure as a daughter ; and when I think how many children of that sort I ...
An old bachelor like me , who has no girls of his own , except he is a very peevish
fellow , which I hope I am not , looks on every one of these young creatures in
some measure as a daughter ; and when I think how many children of that sort I ...
Page 34
No , upon my soul , don't I ; I hope you think better of me than to suppose so . ' -
But I may come down from my declamation , Yonder are a set , fluttering in that
box there , young , to be sure , but they will never be older , except in wrinkles — I
...
No , upon my soul , don't I ; I hope you think better of me than to suppose so . ' -
But I may come down from my declamation , Yonder are a set , fluttering in that
box there , young , to be sure , but they will never be older , except in wrinkles — I
...
Page 35
... though paradoxically , yet truly , that the love of virtue itself is a secondary
cause of our continuance in the practice of vice . The effectual removal of this veil
of self - deceit is what the weakness of our nature , perhaps , prevents us to hope
...
... though paradoxically , yet truly , that the love of virtue itself is a secondary
cause of our continuance in the practice of vice . The effectual removal of this veil
of self - deceit is what the weakness of our nature , perhaps , prevents us to hope
...
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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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