The British Essayists: The LoungerJ. Richardson, 1823 |
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... writer of the present paper thinks he may lay claim to the last of those characters . It were need- less , and indeed improper , to trouble his readers with the history of those incidents in his life which have thrown him out of the ...
... writer of the present paper thinks he may lay claim to the last of those characters . It were need- less , and indeed improper , to trouble his readers with the history of those incidents in his life which have thrown him out of the ...
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... writers of reputation , particularly by the late Mr. Hume , who in his History of England has gone far- ther in investigating general causes , and in marking the progress of laws , government , arts , and manners , than any of his ...
... writers of reputation , particularly by the late Mr. Hume , who in his History of England has gone far- ther in investigating general causes , and in marking the progress of laws , government , arts , and manners , than any of his ...
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... writer of the pre- sent age , and your works will pass through more edi- tions than either the Pilgrim's Progress or Robinson Crusoe . The chief object of all my travels has been to collect materials for a great work , in which I have ...
... writer of the pre- sent age , and your works will pass through more edi- tions than either the Pilgrim's Progress or Robinson Crusoe . The chief object of all my travels has been to collect materials for a great work , in which I have ...
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... writers who , by a well - chosen circumstance , contrive at once to paint and make us acquainted with the character of the persons whom they wish to describe . The great passions which actuate men in the pur- suits of life present ...
... writers who , by a well - chosen circumstance , contrive at once to paint and make us acquainted with the character of the persons whom they wish to describe . The great passions which actuate men in the pur- suits of life present ...
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Agatharchides , and copied from him by Diodorus , and some other late writers . The variety I mean is that of the Quraλopayo , or Toad - eaters ; of which I proceed to give you a particular account , which I have been , happily , not ...
Agatharchides , and copied from him by Diodorus , and some other late writers . The variety I mean is that of the Quraλopayo , or Toad - eaters ; of which I proceed to give you a particular account , which I have been , happily , not ...
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