The British Essayists: The LoungerJ. Richardson, 1823 |
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... town education and society to the family of a country gen- Anonymous Craig Abercromby Anonymous Cullen tleman ; in a letter from Agrestis M'Leod Bannatyn 14. Narrative of a modern dinner in company with Col. Caustic · 15. Description of ...
... town education and society to the family of a country gen- Anonymous Craig Abercromby Anonymous Cullen tleman ; in a letter from Agrestis M'Leod Bannatyn 14. Narrative of a modern dinner in company with Col. Caustic · 15. Description of ...
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... 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 of a country gen- Anonymous.
... 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 of a country gen- Anonymous.
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... town above twice these forty years ; that an accidental piece of business had lately brought him from his house in the country , and he had been prevailed on to look on the ladies of Edinburgh at two or three public places before he ...
... town above twice these forty years ; that an accidental piece of business had lately brought him from his house in the country , and he had been prevailed on to look on the ladies of Edinburgh at two or three public places before he ...
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... town , I have met with some in my walks , in great coats , riding hats , and rattans , whom I could not show an eye to : but I am newly come from the country ; I shall keep a better countenance by and by . ' At that moment a lady and ...
... town , I have met with some in my walks , in great coats , riding hats , and rattans , whom I could not show an eye to : but I am newly come from the country ; I shall keep a better countenance by and by . ' At that moment a lady and ...
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... town life , and betaking my- self to solitude and retirement in the country . I now remembered to have read at college , that the goods of life were of two kinds , those which were ex- ternal , and those which were internal ; that the ...
... town life , and betaking my- self to solitude and retirement in the country . I now remembered to have read at college , that the goods of life were of two kinds , those which were ex- ternal , and those which were internal ; that the ...
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