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I remember indeed of old , some of our boys used to put on that fierce air in coffee
- houses and taverns ; but they could never dream of wearing it before the ladies .
' I think , however , ' said Mr.S— , smiling , ' the ladies don't seem much afraid ...
I remember indeed of old , some of our boys used to put on that fierce air in coffee
- houses and taverns ; but they could never dream of wearing it before the ladies .
' I think , however , ' said Mr.S— , smiling , ' the ladies don't seem much afraid ...
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... witty ; and a little rude , and called it raillery : but ' twas false coinago , and
never passed long . Indeed , I have generally remarked , that people did so 4 .
THE LOUNGER . 21 Danger of young ladies being intro- duced into a society and
style.
... witty ; and a little rude , and called it raillery : but ' twas false coinago , and
never passed long . Indeed , I have generally remarked , that people did so 4 .
THE LOUNGER . 21 Danger of young ladies being intro- duced into a society and
style.
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... and be crowned with honours that should never fade . To drop the allegory :
The truth is , that although to afford pleasure and to convey instruction have been
ever the professed ends of history , yet they have not always been mingled in due
...
... and be crowned with honours that should never fade . To drop the allegory :
The truth is , that although to afford pleasure and to convey instruction have been
ever the professed ends of history , yet they have not always been mingled in due
...
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He had never been in our present house before , and allowed that in size and
convenience it exceeded the old one , though he would not grant so much as the
lady and I demanded on that score . I know , ' said he , you are in the right ; but
one ...
He had never been in our present house before , and allowed that in size and
convenience it exceeded the old one , though he would not grant so much as the
lady and I demanded on that score . I know , ' said he , you are in the right ; but
one ...
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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
don't suppose they have an idea in their heads beyond the colour of a ribbon ...
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
don't suppose they have an idea in their heads beyond the colour of a ribbon ...
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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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