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Page 4
A Lounger of the sort I could wish to be thought is one who , even amidst a
certain intercourse with mankind ... with himself , and write down , if he can write
at all , what he wishes this favourite companion more particularly to remark .
Exactly of ...
A Lounger of the sort I could wish to be thought is one who , even amidst a
certain intercourse with mankind ... with himself , and write down , if he can write
at all , what he wishes this favourite companion more particularly to remark .
Exactly of ...
Page 10
If you wish to compliment the gay , the elegant Lothario , you must not mention
his taste in dress , his fine figure , or the lively elegance of his conversation : you
must dwell upon his knowledge of the interests of the different states of Europe ...
If you wish to compliment the gay , the elegant Lothario , you must not mention
his taste in dress , his fine figure , or the lively elegance of his conversation : you
must dwell upon his knowledge of the interests of the different states of Europe ...
Page 32
... those gentlemen and ladies who make up the dramatis personæ of it say a
number of good things , some of them not the worse for having been said last
century by Joe Miller ; but I am often at a loss to know what they would be at , and
wish ...
... those gentlemen and ladies who make up the dramatis personæ of it say a
number of good things , some of them not the worse for having been said last
century by Joe Miller ; but I am often at a loss to know what they would be at , and
wish ...
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Poor was that affection which often preferred the most trivial selfish gratification to
her wishes or requests ; and of small value was that regard , which a sudden gust
of passion could , at times , entirely obliterate . It was my character , sir , as that ...
Poor was that affection which often preferred the most trivial selfish gratification to
her wishes or requests ; and of small value was that regard , which a sudden gust
of passion could , at times , entirely obliterate . It was my character , sir , as that ...
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I sincerely wish that many of my friends and visitors would ' follow your example ,
and learn to be idle without disturbing those who are obliged , from their situation
, to be busy . I suffer daily so much from the intrusion of a set of female ...
I sincerely wish that many of my friends and visitors would ' follow your example ,
and learn to be idle without disturbing those who are obliged , from their situation
, to be busy . I suffer daily so much from the intrusion of a set of female ...
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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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