The British Essayists: The LoungerJ. Richardson, 1823 |
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... offended , I only smiled at perceiving it ; and it rather soothed my indolence , than provoked my spleen , when I found that I had acquired a de- nomination more innocent than respectable . I was called a 2 1 . THE LOUNGER .
... offended , I only smiled at perceiving it ; and it rather soothed my indolence , than provoked my spleen , when I found that I had acquired a de- nomination more innocent than respectable . I was called a 2 1 . THE LOUNGER .
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... called a LOUNGER , as on ' Change or in courts of law . At Abroad , for I was prevailed on by a friend to ac- company him for some time on his travels , I was not just called a LOUNGER , the French and Italian lan- guages not possessing ...
... called a LOUNGER , as on ' Change or in courts of law . At Abroad , for I was prevailed on by a friend to ac- company him for some time on his travels , I was not just called a LOUNGER , the French and Italian lan- guages not possessing ...
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... called the science of manners ; but our language has no word to distinguish the teacher of it . As moralist is applied to the teacher of the more important obligations , so mannerist should have been the denomination of him who ...
... called the science of manners ; but our language has no word to distinguish the teacher of it . As moralist is applied to the teacher of the more important obligations , so mannerist should have been the denomination of him who ...
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... called the good breeding of others ; and the little absences of the heart are often more interesting and engaging than the punctilious attention of a thou- sand professed sacrificers to the Graces . Idleness , or that species of little ...
... called the good breeding of others ; and the little absences of the heart are often more interesting and engaging than the punctilious attention of a thou- sand professed sacrificers to the Graces . Idleness , or that species of little ...
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... called a fresh look for his age , dressed in a claret - coloured coat , with gold buttons , of a cut not altogether modern , an em- broidered waistcoat with very large flaps , a major wig , long ruffles nicely plaited ( that looked ...
... called a fresh look for his age , dressed in a claret - coloured coat , with gold buttons , of a cut not altogether modern , an em- broidered waistcoat with very large flaps , a major wig , long ruffles nicely plaited ( that looked ...
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