The British Essayists: The LoungerJ. Richardson, 1823 |
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... passing moment reproaches with doing nothing , must often fly for relief to very useless or very un- worthy occupations . He will often be dissipated with- out amusement , and intemperate without pleasure , merely because dissipation is ...
... passing moment reproaches with doing nothing , must often fly for relief to very useless or very un- worthy occupations . He will often be dissipated with- out amusement , and intemperate without pleasure , merely because dissipation is ...
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... passed in the mind of Milton while employed in that humble service , it is not improbable , that if VOL . I. C ever he was led to estimate his own merit in 3 . 13 THE LOUNGER . The consequences of a town education society to the family ...
... passed in the mind of Milton while employed in that humble service , it is not improbable , that if VOL . I. C ever he was led to estimate his own merit in 3 . 13 THE LOUNGER . The consequences of a town education society to the family ...
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... rude , and called it raillery : but ' twas false coinage , and never passed long . In- deed , I have generally remarked , that people did 4 . 21 THE LOUNGER . Danger of young ladies being intro- duced into a society and style.
... rude , and called it raillery : but ' twas false coinage , and never passed long . In- deed , I have generally remarked , that people did 4 . 21 THE LOUNGER . Danger of young ladies being intro- duced into a society and style.
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... passed my time most delight- fully , as I thought , in improving the appearance of my grounds , in beautifying the landscape , in plant- ing a shrub , or directing the current of a brook . My reading also gave me much amusement ; it lay ...
... passed my time most delight- fully , as I thought , in improving the appearance of my grounds , in beautifying the landscape , in plant- ing a shrub , or directing the current of a brook . My reading also gave me much amusement ; it lay ...
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... passed my time ever since . There the manage- ment and improvement of my estate , the society of a few friends , and a good collection of books , enabled me to pass my days in a manner much to my satis- faction ; and there I experienced ...
... passed my time ever since . There the manage- ment and improvement of my estate , the society of a few friends , and a good collection of books , enabled me to pass my days in a manner much to my satis- faction ; and there I experienced ...
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