The British Essayists: The LoungerJ. Richardson, 1823 |
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... late Mr. William Strahan • 30. Letter from a member of the Mirror Club , relating some particulars of that society . Abercromby 31. On rural pleasures and rural contempla- tion - A visit of the author to the country dwelling of Col ...
... late Mr. William Strahan • 30. Letter from a member of the Mirror Club , relating some particulars of that society . Abercromby 31. On rural pleasures and rural contempla- tion - A visit of the author to the country dwelling of Col ...
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... late Duke of His Grace was undoubtedly possessed of sound judgment , a cultivated understanding , a greater portion of knowledge than usually falls to the share of those of his rank ; and though not perhaps calculated to make a ...
... late Duke of His Grace was undoubtedly possessed of sound judgment , a cultivated understanding , a greater portion of knowledge than usually falls to the share of those of his rank ; and though not perhaps calculated to make a ...
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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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... late for the minuets , I presume the dressed gentlemen walked up stairs after they were ended . Why , sir , there are now - a - days no minuets .'— ' No minuets ! - ( looking for a while at the company on the floor ) —I don't wonder at ...
... late for the minuets , I presume the dressed gentlemen walked up stairs after they were ended . Why , sir , there are now - a - days no minuets .'— ' No minuets ! - ( looking for a while at the company on the floor ) —I don't wonder at ...
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... late only that history , by taking a wider range , has assumed a different form ; and with the relation of splendid events uniting an investigation of their causes , has exhibited a view of those great circumstances in the situation of ...
... late only that history , by taking a wider range , has assumed a different form ; and with the relation of splendid events uniting an investigation of their causes , has exhibited a view of those great circumstances in the situation of ...
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