The British Essayists: The LoungerJ. Richardson, 1823 |
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... engaged in the ordinary affairs of life : the men of the world , on the other hand , feeling the importance of their own occupations , con- sider the pursuits of literature as at best but a finer species of dissipation , a mere pastime ...
... engaged in the ordinary affairs of life : the men of the world , on the other hand , feeling the importance of their own occupations , con- sider the pursuits of literature as at best but a finer species of dissipation , a mere pastime ...
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... engaged in , or at least should have been buried in silence and oblivion , that posterity might be ignorant of it . ' Thus confirmed were the ideas of the ancients with regard to the objects of history . But while we may regret this ...
... engaged in , or at least should have been buried in silence and oblivion , that posterity might be ignorant of it . ' Thus confirmed were the ideas of the ancients with regard to the objects of history . But while we may regret this ...
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... engaged in them , he at the same time unfolds the remote as well as immediate causes of events , and imparts the most valuable knowledge and information . He marks the advancement of mankind in society , the rise and progress of arts ...
... engaged in them , he at the same time unfolds the remote as well as immediate causes of events , and imparts the most valuable knowledge and information . He marks the advancement of mankind in society , the rise and progress of arts ...
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... engaged to her by that esteem which an acquaintance almost from infancy had produced , I knew not half her worth . The situation in which she was now placed brought to my view many points of excellence which were before undiscovered ...
... engaged to her by that esteem which an acquaintance almost from infancy had produced , I knew not half her worth . The situation in which she was now placed brought to my view many points of excellence which were before undiscovered ...
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... engaged to her , yet it struck me as a want of generosity and confidence , to bring her under any obligation , or to restrain the subse- quent freedom of her choice by any tie that looked only to futurity . This motive prevailed with me ...
... engaged to her , yet it struck me as a want of generosity and confidence , to bring her under any obligation , or to restrain the subse- quent freedom of her choice by any tie that looked only to futurity . This motive prevailed with me ...
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