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... advantage of the latter , by Paul Pasquin Fraser Tytler 20. On novel - writing
Mackenzie 21. Danger of young ladies being introduced into a society and style
of eater . . . No. manners above their natural situation in life ; iv CONTENTS .
... advantage of the latter , by Paul Pasquin Fraser Tytler 20. On novel - writing
Mackenzie 21. Danger of young ladies being introduced into a society and style
of eater . . . No. manners above their natural situation in life ; iv CONTENTS .
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No. manners above their natural situation in life ; in a letter from A. G. : · Craig 22.
Account of a little speaking automaton , the Poupée parlante , and of some
incidents which happened during the author's visit to her Mackenzie 23.
Vindication of ...
No. manners above their natural situation in life ; in a letter from A. G. : · Craig 22.
Account of a little speaking automaton , the Poupée parlante , and of some
incidents which happened during the author's visit to her Mackenzie 23.
Vindication of ...
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But he who is an idler without unsocial dispositions finds occasional companions
in all characters and professions , who are neither estranged from him by the
jealousy of rivalship , nor kept at a distance by the opposite nature of their
pursuits ...
But he who is an idler without unsocial dispositions finds occasional companions
in all characters and professions , who are neither estranged from him by the
jealousy of rivalship , nor kept at a distance by the opposite nature of their
pursuits ...
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Genuine excellence here , as every where else , springs from nature , and is to
be cultivated only , not created , by artificial instruction . There is more
complacency in the negligence of some men , than in what is called the good
breeding of ...
Genuine excellence here , as every where else , springs from nature , and is to
be cultivated only , not created , by artificial instruction . There is more
complacency in the negligence of some men , than in what is called the good
breeding of ...
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Camillus is a barrister of the first eminence , possessed of great knowledge in his
profession , an acute reasoner , and a powerful pleader . In external appearance
nature has been less bountiful to Camillus : his figure is mean and ungraceful ...
Camillus is a barrister of the first eminence , possessed of great knowledge in his
profession , an acute reasoner , and a powerful pleader . In external appearance
nature has been less bountiful to Camillus : his figure is mean and ungraceful ...
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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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