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Of generic names , indeed , people are not always very scrupulous in the
application , and therefore I could easily pardon those who ranked me under the
class of men which the title of Lounger distinguishes . He whose walks are
pointed ...
Of generic names , indeed , people are not always very scrupulous in the
application , and therefore I could easily pardon those who ranked me under the
class of men which the title of Lounger distinguishes . He whose walks are
pointed ...
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... a greater portion of 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 admirably adapted for business , and must in any age have
entitled ...
... a greater portion of 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 admirably adapted for business , and must in any age have
entitled ...
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... their own occupations , consider the pursuits of literature as at best but a finer
species of dissipation , a mere pastime , leading to no end , and attended with no
consequence . This sort of mutual contempt is visible in every rank and condition
...
... their own occupations , consider the pursuits of literature as at best but a finer
species of dissipation , a mere pastime , leading to no end , and attended with no
consequence . This sort of mutual contempt is visible in every rank and condition
...
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... that his name would live for ever , ranked with those whose envied lot it had
been to inform , to enlighten , to delight mankind ; while his patrons ,
distinguished only by rank or station , were buried in oblivion with the common
herd of kings ...
... that his name would live for ever , ranked with those whose envied lot it had
been to inform , to enlighten , to delight mankind ; while his patrons ,
distinguished only by rank or station , were buried in oblivion with the common
herd of kings ...
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... and though he continued for several years to do his duty in the army , and
actually rose to the rank of lieutenant- He colonel , mixed but little in the world ,
and 16 THE LOUNGER . 4 . Defects of modern female education teaching the
duties of ...
... and though he continued for several years to do his duty in the army , and
actually rose to the rank of lieutenant- He colonel , mixed but little in the world ,
and 16 THE LOUNGER . 4 . Defects of modern female education teaching the
duties of ...
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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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