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It were needless , and indeed improper , tò trouble his readers with the history of
those incidents in his life which have thrown him out of the number of the
professionally busy ; some untoward circumstances in point of fortune , and some
...
It were needless , and indeed improper , tò trouble his readers with the history of
those incidents in his life which have thrown him out of the number of the
professionally busy ; some untoward circumstances in point of fortune , and some
...
Page 6
In a state of society so advanced as ours ( for it is needless to trouble my reader
with the intermediate gradations ) , every one will see the necessity of a nicer and
more refined system of morality . The family of the social virtues , like the ...
In a state of society so advanced as ours ( for it is needless to trouble my reader
with the intermediate gradations ) , every one will see the necessity of a nicer and
more refined system of morality . The family of the social virtues , like the ...
Page 25
... a critic of taste and acuteness , says , that the first object of a person about to
write history ought to be , ' to select a subject striking and pleasing , and such as
may not only affect , but overpower the minds of the readers with pleasure .
... a critic of taste and acuteness , says , that the first object of a person about to
write history ought to be , ' to select a subject striking and pleasing , and such as
may not only affect , but overpower the minds of the readers with pleasure .
Page 36
... reader who does not take a warm interest in every thing that regards a truly
deserving character ; who does not feel a sensible pleasure in those instances
where the benevolent purposes of such a person have been attended with
success ...
... reader who does not take a warm interest in every thing that regards a truly
deserving character ; who does not feel a sensible pleasure in those instances
where the benevolent purposes of such a person have been attended with
success ...
Page 43
... thinking to those idlers , by drawing them together under your direction , and
freeing the more employed part of the world from their unwelcome intrusion , you
will greatly oblige many of your readers , particularly your admirer , M. CAREFUL
.
... thinking to those idlers , by drawing them together under your direction , and
freeing the more employed part of the world from their unwelcome intrusion , you
will greatly oblige many of your readers , particularly your admirer , M. CAREFUL
.
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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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