The British Essayists: The LoungerJ. Richardson, 1823 |
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Page 19
... appearance ; but I think you will own the other is not less beautiful than it was . ' He cast his eye round for a few minutes before he an- swered me . Why , yes , ' said he , sir , here are many pretty , very pretty girls . That young ...
... appearance ; but I think you will own the other is not less beautiful than it was . ' He cast his eye round for a few minutes before he an- swered me . Why , yes , ' said he , sir , here are many pretty , very pretty girls . That young ...
Page 20
... appearance here , with their humble fore- tops and brown unpowdered ringlets- Why , what then , Mr. S ? Why , I think those high heads would overtop them a little , that's all . ' Why , as for the panache , ' replied the colonel , I ...
... appearance here , with their humble fore- tops and brown unpowdered ringlets- Why , what then , Mr. S ? Why , I think those high heads would overtop them a little , that's all . ' Why , as for the panache , ' replied the colonel , I ...
Page 31
... appearance , not so much of the form only , but the sentiment of good breeding , that it is not easy to resist showing him any civility in one's power . While we stood near the door , a party in the middle of one of the rows beckoned to ...
... appearance , not so much of the form only , but the sentiment of good breeding , that it is not easy to resist showing him any civility in one's power . While we stood near the door , a party in the middle of one of the rows beckoned to ...
Page 52
... appearance of my grounds , in beautifying the landscape , in plant- ing a shrub , or directing the current of a brook . My reading also gave me much amusement ; it lay almost entirely in works of taste , the classics , and the best ...
... appearance of my grounds , in beautifying the landscape , in plant- ing a shrub , or directing the current of a brook . My reading also gave me much amusement ; it lay almost entirely in works of taste , the classics , and the best ...
Page 56
... appearance in your city ; which , by the way , I found so much changed since I had left it , that till I got into what is called the Old Town , I did not know where I was , and could not recognise the ancient dusky capital of Caledonia ...
... appearance in your city ; which , by the way , I found so much changed since I had left it , that till I got into what is called the Old Town , I did not know where I was , and could not recognise the ancient dusky capital of Caledonia ...
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