The British Essayists: The LoungerJ. Richardson, 1823 |
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Page 49
... told , that one so well known , and so much esteemed in the county as I was , whose family had been so long and so much re- spected there , had nothing to fear from a stranger . The day of election , however , was drawing nigh : VOL . I ...
... told , that one so well known , and so much esteemed in the county as I was , whose family had been so long and so much re- spected there , had nothing to fear from a stranger . The day of election , however , was drawing nigh : VOL . I ...
Page 58
... told , that in the hands of a presumptuous boy ( for so the minister was termed ) the nation must go to ruin ; -that nothing could save us but placing at the head of affairs a man of distinguished abilities , of a bold and vigorous mind ...
... told , that in the hands of a presumptuous boy ( for so the minister was termed ) the nation must go to ruin ; -that nothing could save us but placing at the head of affairs a man of distinguished abilities , of a bold and vigorous mind ...
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... told the quarrel between these celebrated beauties was occasioned by some high words which passed between them on the hustings in Covent Gar- den , where the Countess appeared in support of Sir H. W. the ministerial candidate , and Lady ...
... told the quarrel between these celebrated beauties was occasioned by some high words which passed between them on the hustings in Covent Gar- den , where the Countess appeared in support of Sir H. W. the ministerial candidate , and Lady ...
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... told us , to all the genteel families in town , what be- tween private parties and public places , where they now began to figure , they very seldom found leisure to be at home . The expense which this occasioned , added to that of ...
... told us , to all the genteel families in town , what be- tween private parties and public places , where they now began to figure , they very seldom found leisure to be at home . The expense which this occasioned , added to that of ...
Page 89
and his son enjoyed it no less . The father told us anecdotes of his son's debaucheries , and the son amused us with stories of his father's licentiousness . Caustic was shocked to the last degree at this exhi- bition . He made a signal ...
and his son enjoyed it no less . The father told us anecdotes of his son's debaucheries , and the son amused us with stories of his father's licentiousness . Caustic was shocked to the last degree at this exhi- bition . He made a signal ...
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