The British Essayists: The LoungerJ. Richardson, 1823 |
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... becomes acquainted with Col. Caustic , a fine gentleman of the last age , somewhat severe in his remarks on the present 5. On the writing of history - Ancient hi- story compared with modern ยท 6. The author attends Col. Caustic to a play ...
... becomes acquainted with Col. Caustic , a fine gentleman of the last age , somewhat severe in his remarks on the present 5. On the writing of history - Ancient hi- story compared with modern ยท 6. The author attends Col. Caustic to a play ...
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... becoming gratitude ; and from time to time he was acquainted with the progress of the cure , and the effects of the medicine supposed to have been admi- nistered in consequence of his prescriptions . At the end of six weeks , the wily ...
... becoming gratitude ; and from time to time he was acquainted with the progress of the cure , and the effects of the medicine supposed to have been admi- nistered in consequence of his prescriptions . At the end of six weeks , the wily ...
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... become in com- parison of Milton . " When Lord Keeper Whitlocke expressed himself in those terms , he must have felt a conscious supe- riority over one Milton , employed to translate the Swedish treaty into Latin . But if we may guess ...
... become in com- parison of Milton . " When Lord Keeper Whitlocke expressed himself in those terms , he must have felt a conscious supe- riority over one Milton , employed to translate the Swedish treaty into Latin . But if we may guess ...
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... become the useful and important object of the historian . While he relates the memorable transac- tions of each different period , and describes the con- duct and characters of the persons principally engaged in them , he at the same ...
... become the useful and important object of the historian . While he relates the memorable transac- tions of each different period , and describes the con- duct and characters of the persons principally engaged in them , he at the same ...
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... become the object of our aversion . The man whom formerly , perhaps , we disregarded as of a weak understanding , we afterwards discover to possess considerable abili- ties . He whom some unfavourable circumstances have led us to ...
... become the object of our aversion . The man whom formerly , perhaps , we disregarded as of a weak understanding , we afterwards discover to possess considerable abili- ties . He whom some unfavourable circumstances have led us to ...
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