The British Essayists: The LoungerJ. Richardson, 1823 |
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... knowledge of the interests of the different states of Europe , his extensive political information , and his talents for business . Camillus is a barrister of the first eminence , possessed of great knowledge in his profession , an ...
... knowledge of the interests of the different states of Europe , his extensive political information , and his talents for business . Camillus is a barrister of the first eminence , possessed of great knowledge in his profession , an ...
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... knowledge than usually falls to the share of those of his rank ; and though not perhaps calculated to make a brilliant figure in the senate , his talents were ad- mirably adapted for business , and must in any age have entitled their ...
... knowledge than usually falls to the share of those of his rank ; and though not perhaps calculated to make a brilliant figure in the senate , his talents were ad- mirably adapted for business , and must in any age have entitled their ...
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knowledge . Mirtilla has of late turned her fine eyes from terrestrial objects to the study of astronomy ; and you cannot flatter her so much as by asking her opinion of the last new meteor , or the Georgium Sidus . And Euanthe , since ...
knowledge . Mirtilla has of late turned her fine eyes from terrestrial objects to the study of astronomy ; and you cannot flatter her so much as by asking her opinion of the last new meteor , or the Georgium Sidus . And Euanthe , since ...
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... knowledge , no domestic study , can ever afford that large and ex- tended information which mixing with other men , which commerce with the world will bestow . In the time of the Grecian republics , man consisted but of two divisions ...
... knowledge , no domestic study , can ever afford that large and ex- tended information which mixing with other men , which commerce with the world will bestow . In the time of the Grecian republics , man consisted but of two divisions ...
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... immediate causes of events , and imparts the most valuable knowledge and information . He marks the advancement of mankind in society , the rise and progress of arts and sciences , the successive improve- ments 5 . 27 THE LOUNGER .
... immediate causes of events , and imparts the most valuable knowledge and information . He marks the advancement of mankind in society , the rise and progress of arts and sciences , the successive improve- ments 5 . 27 THE LOUNGER .
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